Quezada v. El Group, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-10702
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Quezada v. El Group, LLC, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
SJOSE QUEZADA, the persons he sought to represent, and EL GROUP, LLC.
What happened
Quezada v. El Group, LLC involved SJOSE QUEZADA, who sued on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against EL GROUP, LLC. The parties reported that they had reached a settlement on all issues.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The court directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any later restoration application could be denied solely because it was late. If the parties wanted the court to retain power to enforce the settlement, they had to place its terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Quezada v. El Group, LLC · No. 1:20-cv-10702
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 19, 2021
Background
SJOSE QUEZADA brought the action on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against EL GROUP, LLC. The parties’ March 18, 2021 status letter stated that they had reached a settlement on all issues.
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. A restoration application had to be made within 30 days of the order. The court stated that an application filed later could be denied solely because of the delay.
The court also explained that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—the authority to oversee enforcement—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.
Disposition
The court discontinued the action under the stated conditions; it did not decide the underlying claims. Judge Ronnie Abrams issued the order on March 19, 2021.
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