Williams v. ABG Juicy Couture, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-04566
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Williams v. ABG Juicy Couture, LLC, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 60 days.
Pamela Williams and the other people she sought to represent, as well as ABG Juicy Couture, LLC.
What happened
Williams v. ABG Juicy Couture, LLC involved Pamela Williams’s action on behalf of herself and others similarly situated. 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 if an application was made within 60 days. The Clerk of Court 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 agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 60-day period.
The detailed version
- Williams v. ABG Juicy Couture, LLC · No. 1:20-cv-04566
- Ronnie Abrams
- Sept. 8, 2020
Background
The opinion states that the case was brought by Pamela Williams on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated. The court was informed that the case had settled.
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 order states that any application to reopen filed after that period may be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Settlement Enforcement
The court stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—meaning 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 60-day period.
Disposition
The court discontinued the action under the terms stated in the order. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims.
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