Mensah et al v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC

Filing 13

ORDER : The Court having been advised by the parties that they have reached a settlement in principle in this matter, see Dkt. 12, it is hereby ORDERED that all court dates be adjourned, and the above-entitled action is hereby dismissed and disconti nued without costs, without prejudice to plaintiffs' right to reopen the action within 3 0 days of the date of this Order if the settlement is not consummated. To be clear, any application to reopen must be filed within 30 days of this Order; an y application to reopen filed thereafter will be dismissed with prejudice. Further, if the parties wish for the Court to retain jurisdiction for the purposes of enforcing any settlement agreement, they must submit the settlement agreement to the Cour t within the same 30-day period to be "so ordered" by the Court. Per Paragraph 4(C) of the Court's Individual Rules and Practices for Civil Cases, unless the Court orders otherwise, the Court will not retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement unless it is made part of the public record. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate all deadlines and to close this case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on 3/10/2025) (jjc)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ANGELINA A. MENSAH and RONALD N. BENJAMIN, -v- Plaintiffs, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC 24 Civ. 8264 (PAE) ORDER Defendant. PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: The Court having been advised by the parties that they have reached a settlement in principle in this matter, see Dkt. 12, it is hereby ORDERED that all court dates be adjourned, and the above-entitled action is hereby dismissed and discontinued without costs, without prejudice to plaintiffs' right to reopen the action within 3 0 days of the date of this Order if the settlement is not consummated. To be clear, any application to reopen must be filed within 30 days of this Order; any application to reopen filed thereafter will be dismissed with prejudice. Further, if the parties wish for the Court to retain jurisdiction for the purposes of enforcing any settlement agreement, they must submit the settlement agreement to the Court within the same 30-day period to be "so ordered" by the Court. Per Paragraph 4(C) of the Court's Individual Rules and Practices for Civil Cases, unless the Court orders otherwise, the Court will not retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement unless it is made part of the public record. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate all deadlines and to close this case. SO ORDERED. United States District Judge Dated: March 10, 2025 New York, New York 2

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