Lara v. Fitness
Leslie Lara v. Planet Fitness; Supreme Fitness Group Payroll, LLC, d/b/a PFNY, LLC; Giovanni Pen
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-07046
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Leslie Lara v. Planet Fitness, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, while allowing restoration within 30 days.
Leslie Lara and the defendants—Planet Fitness; Supreme Fitness Group Payroll, LLC, d/b/a PFNY, LLC; and Giovanni Pen—are affected by the discontinuance and case closure. The order preserves a 30-day opportunity to seek restoration but does not state the settlement’s terms.
What happened
Leslie Lara v. Planet Fitness; Supreme Fitness Group Payroll, LLC, d/b/a PFNY, LLC; Giovanni Pen was reported to have settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or say that it was finalized.
The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application is made within 30 days. The court also stated that any request to retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement must place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within that period.
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered the Clerk of Court to close the case. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Lara v. Fitness · No. 1:24-cv-07046
- Ronnie Abrams
- Nov. 19, 2025
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement terms or otherwise describe the underlying claims.
Court’s Action
Judge Ronnie Abrams 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. The order states that an application filed after that period may be denied solely because it was filed late.
The court further stated that, if the parties want the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms must 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.
Result
The order discontinued and closed the case; it did not decide the merits of the underlying dispute. The opinion does not state that the settlement was finalized.
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