Fernandez v. HP, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:25-cv-00596
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Fernandez v. HP, Inc., Judge Abrams discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, without costs and subject to timely restoration.
The plaintiff, HP, Inc., and the putative class action were affected. The case was closed after the reported settlement in principle, subject to a possible application to restore it within 30 days.
What happened
In Fernandez v. HP, Inc., the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement’s terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. It also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams stated that any request to reopen filed after 30 days could be denied on that basis. She also said that, if the parties wanted the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement, they had to place its terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Fernandez v. HP, Inc. · No. 1:25-cv-00596
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 21, 2025
Background
The opinion states that the court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. It does not provide the underlying claims, identify the settlement terms, or state that the court approved a final settlement.
Court’s Action
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. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The order further states that any application to reopen the action had to be filed within 30 days of the order, and that an application filed later could be denied solely because it was late. If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—authority to enforce—the settlement agreement, they had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain an order approving them within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
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