Paguada v. Uniek, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-06374
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Paguada v. Uniek, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, while allowing restoration within 30 days.
Dilenia Paguada and the similarly situated plaintiffs she sought to represent, as well as Uniek, Inc.; the case was closed subject to a possible application to restore it within 30 days.
What happened
Paguada v. Uniek, Inc. was reportedly settled in principle, with the settlement agreement still being finalized.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either side and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case and explained that any later application to reopen could be denied solely because it was late.
The detailed version
- Paguada v. Uniek, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-06374
- Ronnie Abrams
- Oct. 20, 2020
Background
The court was informed that the case had been settled in principle and that the parties were finalizing a settlement agreement. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or resolve their 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 30 days. 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 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 Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Effect
The order ended the case on the court's docket without deciding the underlying dispute. It did not state that the settlement agreement had been finalized or approved.
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