Parker v. Tin Roof Acquisition Company LLC

Filing 52

ORDER transferring the case to the Court of Common Pleas for Richland County for settlement approval. Clerks Note: The attorneys are responsible for supplementing the state record with all documents filed in federal court. Signed by Honorable J Michelle Childs on 3/3/2017. (asni, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA DIVISION
Gregory E. Parker, Jr.,
as the Personal Representative of the
Estate of Caitlin Clark,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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Tin Roof Acquisition Company, LLC,
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Defendant.
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Civil Action No.: 3:15-cv-04630

The parties in this case have reached a settlement and agree that the Court of Common
Pleas for Richland County, South Carolina (the “state court”), should consider their settlement
agreement for approval. Under South Carolina’s law, this case may be transferred to the state
court for that purpose. S.C. Code Ann. § 15-51-42(D) (2005).
Therefore, the court TRANSFERS this case to the state court for consideration of the
proposed wrongful death and survival action settlement agreement and ORDERS that:

1.

the parties obtain the states court’s approval of the settlement within ninety (90)

2.

in the event additional time is required to obtain the state court’s approval, the

days;

parties must notify the court and seek an extension within the ninety (90) day timeframe;
3.

if the settlement is not approved or consummated, any party may within ninety

(90) days petition the court to reopen the action and restore it to the docket, as permitted by
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6);
4.

this action is hereby DISMISSED without costs and without prejudice;

a.

if no action is taken within ninety (90) days from the filing date of this

order, dismissal shall be with prejudice;
b.

dismissal shall be with prejudice upon approval of the settlement by the

state court.
IT IS SO ORDERED

United States District Court Judge
Columbia, South Carolina
March 3, 3017