Jackson v. E.L.F. Beauty, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:25-cv-00048
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jackson v. E.L.F. Beauty, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
The plaintiff, E.L.F. Beauty, Inc., and the putative class members are affected by the discontinuance and the 30-day deadline for seeking restoration or court retention of settlement-enforcement jurisdiction.
What happened
Jackson v. E.L.F. Beauty, Inc. was reported to the court as settled. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that a later application to reopen could be denied solely because it was filed after the 30-day period. The court would retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement only if the agreement’s terms were placed on the public record and approved by the court within that period.
The detailed version
- Jackson v. E.L.F. Beauty, Inc. · No. 1:25-cv-00048
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 5, 2025
Background
The court was informed that the case had been settled. The opinion does not state the underlying claims or provide the settlement’s 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 was made within 30 days. It further stated that an application to reopen filed after that period may be denied solely because of the late filing. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
Effect
The order ended the case on the court’s docket based on the reported settlement, without deciding the underlying dispute. Judge Ronnie Abrams entered the order on March 5, 2025.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.