Monegro v. Local Eateries, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-00021
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Monegro v. Local Eateries, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle action without costs, allowing restoration within 60 days.
Frankie Monegro, the people he sought to represent, and Local Eateries, Inc., doing business as Porter Road; the action was closed subject to a possible application to restore it within 60 days.
What happened
In Monegro v. Local Eateries, Inc., Frankie Monegro brought the action on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party. The case could be restored to the court’s docket if an application was made within 60 days of the order; the clerk was directed to close the case.
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 the same 60-day period.
The detailed version
- Monegro v. Local Eateries, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-00021
- Ronnie Abrams
- Apr. 30, 2021
Background
The opinion states that Frankie Monegro brought the action on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated against Local Eateries, Inc., doing business as Porter Road. The court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. The order does not describe the 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. It stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The clerk of court was directed to close the case.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction 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 order does not decide the merits of the underlying claims or state that a final settlement had been completed.
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