Angeles v. KRA Enterprises, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-10546
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Angeles v. KRA Enterprises, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 60 days.
The action’s plaintiffs and KRA Enterprises were affected by the discontinuance. The parties had 60 days to seek restoration, and they could ask the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement only if the settlement terms were made public and approved within that period.
What happened
In Angeles v. KRA Enterprises, the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle and were finalizing their agreement. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the proposed settlement’s terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application was made within 60 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement had to place the agreement on the public record and receive the court’s approval within that same 60-day period.
The detailed version
- Angeles v. KRA Enterprises, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-10546
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 8, 2021
Background
The action was brought by Jenisa Angeles on behalf of herself and others described as similarly situated. The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle and that the parties were finalizing a settlement agreement. The opinion does not state the underlying claims or the settlement terms.
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 60 days. The court stated that an application to reopen filed after that period might be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—meaning authority—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.
Disposition
The court discontinued the action under the terms stated in the order. It did not decide the underlying legal claims in the opinion.
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