Reid v. Swanson Health Products, Incorporated
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-07975
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Reid v. Swanson Health Products, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled action without costs, allowing restoration within 60 days.
Valentin Reid, the people he sought to represent, and Swanson Health Products, Incorporated; the case was closed subject to the order’s 60-day restoration provision.
What happened
In Reid v. Swanson Health Products, Incorporated, Valentin Reid brought the action individually and on behalf of others similarly situated against Swanson Health Products, Incorporated. The court was told that the case had settled.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the docket if a restoration application was made within 60 days. The Clerk was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement had to place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the stated 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Reid v. Swanson Health Products, Incorporated · No. 1:19-cv-07975
- Ronnie Abrams
- Dec. 16, 2019
Background
Valentin Reid brought the action individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated against Swanson Health Products, Incorporated. The opinion states that the court was informed that the case had been settled. It does not describe the claims, the settlement terms, or any ruling on the merits.
Order
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 60 days. The order states that an application to reopen filed after that period may be denied solely because it was filed late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain authority to enforce the settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the stated 30-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action under the terms stated in the order. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms or resolve the underlying claims.
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