Jungreis v. Equifax Information Services, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-08766
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jungreis v. Equifax, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle action without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Aaron Jungreis and Equifax Information Services, LLC; the action was discontinued, subject to a possible application to restore it within 30 days.
What happened
Jungreis v. Equifax Information Services, LLC was reported settled in principle, while the parties were still finalizing their settlement agreement.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to retain power to enforce the settlement had to place the agreement on the public record and receive the court’s approval within that same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Jungreis v. Equifax Information Services, LLC · No. 1:20-cv-08766
- Ronnie Abrams
- Dec. 8, 2020
Background
The court was informed that the case had been settled in principle and that Aaron Jungreis and Equifax Information Services, LLC were finalizing a settlement agreement. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms.
Ruling
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. The order stated that an application 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—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 30-day period.
Effect
The order ended the action based on the reported settlement in principle. It did not decide the underlying dispute or disclose the settlement terms.
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