Young v. Argos Inn, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-09240
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Young v. Argos Inn, Judge Abrams discontinued the reported-settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Lawrence Young, Argos Inn, Inc., and the persons described in the caption as similarly situated; the action was closed, subject to a possible restoration application within 30 days.
What happened
Young v. Argos Inn, Inc. was brought by Lawrence Young on behalf of himself and other similarly situated persons against Argos Inn, Inc. The court was told that the case had settled.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party. It allowed an application to restore the case to be made within 30 days, and stated that a later application could be denied solely because it was late.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also closed the case, adjourned the scheduled conference indefinitely, and explained that any request for the court to enforce the settlement would require the settlement terms to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within 30 days.
The detailed version
- Young v. Argos Inn, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-09240
- Ronnie Abrams
- Aug. 13, 2020
Background
Lawrence Young brought this action on behalf of himself and other persons described in the caption as similarly situated. The defendant was Argos Inn, Inc. The opinion states that the Court was informed that the case had been settled, but it does not provide the settlement terms or describe the underlying claims.
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 an application filed after that period could 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 conference scheduled for August 21, 2020, was adjourned indefinitely, and the Clerk was directed to close the case.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action and directed that the case be closed. The order did not decide the merits of the underlying claims.
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