Toro v. The Wasteland Gaming, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-10585
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Toro v. The Wasteland Gaming: Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Luis Toro, The Wasteland Gaming, LLC, and the other people Luis Toro sought to represent in the action were affected by the order discontinuing the case and closing the docket.
What happened
Toro v. The Wasteland Gaming, LLC was brought by Luis Toro on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The court was told that the case had been settled.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. It allowed either party to ask to restore the action to the court’s docket within 30 days, while a later application could be denied solely because it was late.
Judge Abrams also directed that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement must place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within 30 days. The Clerk was directed to close the case.
The detailed version
- Toro v. The Wasteland Gaming, LLC · No. 1:22-cv-10585
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 13, 2024
Background
The opinion states that the Court was informed that the case had been settled. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.
Ruling
The Court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the Court’s docket if an application to restore it is made within 30 days. It stated that an application to reopen filed after that period may be denied solely because it was late.
The Court further stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement, the settlement terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the Court within the same 30-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Effect
The order ended the case on the Court’s docket based on the reported settlement, while preserving a limited 30-day opportunity to seek restoration. It does not state whether the settlement was approved or describe its effect on Luis Toro or other similarly situated people.
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