Allstar Marketing Group, LLC v. Andersen
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-03703
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Allstar Marketing Group v. Andersen, Judge Abrams discontinued the case without costs after the parties reported a settlement in principle.
The plaintiffs and defendants in the case were affected. The action was closed without costs, but either side could seek restoration within 30 days. The court would retain authority to enforce a settlement only if the agreement was made public and approved within that period.
What happened
Allstar Marketing Group, LLC and the other plaintiffs sued Ryan Andersen and the other defendants in the Southern District of New York. The parties told the court that they had reached a settlement in principle and would file a dismissal agreement within 60 days, but they had not done so.
The court therefore discontinued the case without costs to any party. The order allowed either side to seek restoration of the case within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. Any request to reopen filed after 30 days could be denied on that basis alone; the court would retain authority to enforce a settlement only if the agreement was made public and approved by the court within that period.
The detailed version
- Allstar Marketing Group, LLC v. Andersen · No. 1:20-cv-03703
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 24, 2021
Background
The opinion concerns an action brought by Allstar Marketing Group, LLC and other plaintiffs against Ryan Andersen and other defendants. The parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle and would file a stipulation of dismissal within 60 days. The court stated that they had not filed that stipulation as of the date of the order.
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 30 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case. The court further stated that an application to reopen filed after 30 days could be denied solely because it was late.
The order also addressed possible enforcement of the settlement. If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, authority—to enforce a settlement agreement, they had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period. Judge Ronnie Abrams did not decide the underlying claims or enter a judgment on their merits.
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