Reid v. Road Runner Sports Retail, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-04823
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Reid v. Road Runner Sports Retail, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs or prejudice, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Valentin Reid and Road Runner Sports Retail, Inc.; the case was closed, subject to the stated 30-day procedure for restoration or requesting court enforcement of the settlement.
What happened
Reid v. Road Runner Sports Retail, Inc. was a case brought by Valentin Reid against Road Runner Sports Retail, Inc. The court was told that the parties had settled.
The opinion does not describe the claims, the settlement terms, or whether the court approved any payment or other relief. It also does not decide the underlying dispute.
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the case without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The clerk was directed to close the case. The court also stated that any request for it to enforce the settlement had to put the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within that same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Reid v. Road Runner Sports Retail, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-04823
- Ronnie Abrams
- Nov. 26, 2019
Background
The opinion states that the court was informed that the case had been settled. The text does not identify the claims or provide the settlement’s terms. Valentin Reid was the plaintiff, individually and on behalf of other similarly situated persons, and Road Runner Sports Retail, Inc. was the defendant.
Court’s Action
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application to restore was made within 30 days. The court warned that an application filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The clerk was directed to close the case.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to act—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.
Result
Judge Ronnie Abrams did not decide the underlying claims or state the settlement terms. The case was discontinued under the conditions stated in the order.
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