Reid v. Brown Girl Jane, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-04130
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Reid v. Brown Girl Jane, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without prejudice to timely restoration.
Nadreca Reid, Brown Girl Jane, Inc., and the represented class action were affected by the discontinuance and 45-day restoration procedure.
What happened
In Reid v. Brown Girl Jane, Nadreca Reid sued Brown Girl Jane, Inc., individually and as a representative of similarly situated people. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. The case could be restored if an application was made within 45 days after the order, and the court directed the Clerk to close the case.
Judge Abrams also said that any settlement-enforcement request would require the agreement’s terms to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 45-day period.
The detailed version
- Reid v. Brown Girl Jane, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-04130
- Ronnie Abrams
- Sept. 11, 2024
Background
Nadreca Reid brought the action individually and as the representative of a class of similarly situated persons against Brown Girl Jane, Inc. The opinion states that the Court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. It does not provide the settlement terms or describe the claims’ underlying facts.
Court’s Action
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application to restore the action was made within 45 days. The order states that an application to reopen filed after that period may be denied solely because it was filed late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Settlement Enforcement
The court stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 45-day period. The opinion does not state that the court approved the settlement or retain jurisdiction to enforce it.
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