Williams v. Blue Sky CBD LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-03968
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Williams v. Blue Sky CBD LLC, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 60 days.
Pamela Williams, the people she sued on behalf of as similarly situated, and Blue Sky CBD LLC. The action was discontinued, subject to the court’s stated 60-day restoration procedure.
What happened
Williams v. Blue Sky CBD LLC was brought by Pamela Williams for herself and others described as similarly situated. The court was told that the case had settled, but the opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 60 days. It also stated that any later application to reopen could be denied solely because it was late.
Judge Ronnie Abrams further stated that the parties could ask the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement only if its terms were placed on the public record and approved by the court within the stated 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Williams v. Blue Sky CBD LLC · No. 1:20-cv-03968
- Ronnie Abrams
- Aug. 21, 2020
Background
Pamela Williams sued Blue Sky CBD LLC on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated. The opinion states that the court was told the case had settled. It does not describe the claims, the settlement terms, or whether the court approved the settlement.
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 60 days. The court stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court 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 same 30-day period referenced in the order.
Classification and Effect
This is a procedural order. The court did not decide the underlying claims or describe the settlement’s merits. Judge Ronnie Abrams entered the discontinuance order on August 21, 2020.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.