Monegro v. Epoca International, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-06111
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Monegro v. Epoca International, Inc., Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
Frankie Monegro, the people he said were similarly situated, and Epoca International, Inc.
What happened
Monegro v. Epoca International, Inc. ended after the parties reported that they had settled all issues.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it within 60 days. It also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered that any request to reopen the case be filed within 60 days and explained that any settlement-enforcement request would require the agreement’s terms to be made public and approved by the court during that period.
The detailed version
- Monegro v. Epoca International, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-06111
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 11, 2021
Background
Frankie Monegro brought this action on behalf of himself and others described as similarly situated against Epoca International, Inc. The opinion states that, according to a March 10, 2021 status update, the parties had reached a settlement on all issues. It does not describe the settlement’s terms.
Ruling
Judge Ronnie Abrams 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 any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further 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 60-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
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