Traynor v. Leesa Sleep, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-08949
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Traynor v. Leesa Sleep, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Yaseen Traynor, the putative similarly situated group he represented, and Leesa Sleep, LLC were affected by the discontinuance and the 30-day deadline for seeking restoration or court enforcement of the settlement.
What happened
Traynor v. Leesa Sleep, LLC was a case brought by Yaseen Traynor on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The court directed the Clerk to close the case. The order did not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims.
In Traynor v. Leesa Sleep, LLC, Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Traynor v. Leesa Sleep, LLC · No. 1:19-cv-08949
- Ronnie Abrams
- Nov. 14, 2019
Background
Yaseen Traynor, also known as Yaseen Traylor, brought this action on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against Leesa Sleep, LLC. 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 describe the underlying claims.
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 stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—meaning authority—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 30-day period.
Disposition
In Traynor v. Leesa Sleep, LLC, Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action under those conditions. The order did not resolve the merits of the parties’ claims.
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