Antetokounmpo v. Epic Cases, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-09801
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Antetokounmpo v. Epic Cases, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Epic Cases, LLC; the action was closed after the parties reported settling all issues.
What happened
In Antetokounmpo v. Epic Cases, LLC, the parties told the court they had settled all issues.
The court therefore ended the action without imposing costs on either party. The order allowed either party to seek restoration of the case within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The court said any request to keep jurisdiction to enforce the settlement had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Antetokounmpo v. Epic Cases, LLC · No. 1:20-cv-09801
- Ronnie Abrams
- Jan. 29, 2021
Background
The parties submitted a joint letter stating that they had reached a settlement on all issues. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or the underlying claims.
Court’s action
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days. The court warned that an application filed later could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction 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. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Result
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action and directed that the case be closed, subject to the stated 30-day restoration and settlement-enforcement conditions.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.