Monegro v. GLOBALROSE.COM LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-10000
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Monegro v. GLOBALROSE.COM LLC, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle action without costs, allowing restoration within 60 days.
Frankie Monegro, the people he sought to represent, and GLOBALROSE.COM LLC. The action was closed subject to the stated 60-day procedure for seeking restoration or court retention of authority to enforce a settlement.
What happened
Monegro v. GLOBALROSE.COM LLC was brought by Frankie Monegro on behalf of himself and others described as similarly situated. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. It allowed either party to seek restoration of the action within 60 days of the order; later applications could be denied solely because they were late.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement had to place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within 60 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The detailed version
- Monegro v. GLOBALROSE.COM LLC · No. 1:20-cv-10000
- Ronnie Abrams
- Apr. 20, 2021
Background
Frankie Monegro brought the action on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated against GLOBALROSE.COM LLC. The opinion states that the Court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. It does not provide the settlement’s terms or state that a final settlement had been approved.
Court’s Order
The court 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 was made within 60 days. Any application to reopen had to be filed within 60 days of the order, and an application filed later could be denied solely on that basis.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain 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. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case. Judge Ronnie Abrams signed the order on April 20, 2021.
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