Jaquez v. Catalina Offshore Products, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-11057
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jaquez v. Catalina Offshore Products, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled action without costs, allowing restoration within 60 days.
Ramon Jaquez, the people he sought to represent, and Catalina Offshore Products, Inc.; the action was closed after the court was told it had settled.
What happened
Jaquez v. Catalina Offshore Products, Inc. was brought by Ramon Jaquez for himself and other similarly situated people. The court was told that the case had been settled.
The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the parties’ underlying dispute. It states that the case could be restored to the court’s docket if an application was made within 60 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered the action discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoration within 60 days. She also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The detailed version
- Jaquez v. Catalina Offshore Products, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-11057
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 2, 2021
Background
Ramon Jaquez brought the action on behalf of himself and other people described as similarly situated. The opinion states that the court was informed that the case had been settled. It does not provide the settlement terms or discuss the merits of the dispute.
Ruling
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application to restore it was made within 60 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 the court 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 60-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
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