Dennis v. Stitch Industries Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-06677
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Dennis v. Stitch Industries, Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the case after the parties reported a settlement in principle, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Derrick U. Dennis and Stitch Industries Inc. The case was closed, with the possibility of restoration if an application was made within 30 days; the order did not state the settlement terms.
What happened
In Dennis v. Stitch Industries Inc., the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either side and without prejudice to restoring it within 30 days. The order did not describe the settlement's terms or decide the underlying claims.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The court also said that any agreement the parties wanted it to enforce had to be made public and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Dennis v. Stitch Industries Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-06677
- Ronnie Abrams
- Nov. 20, 2019
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the parties reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement's terms or state whether the proposed class had been certified.
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. It stated that any application to reopen filed after that period might be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted it 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 30-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Result and Classification
Judge Ronnie Abrams did not decide the merits of the parties' underlying dispute. The order instead closed the case based on the reported settlement in principle, subject to the stated 30-day procedures.
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