Hedges v. Paul A. Schmitt Music Company
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-03067
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Hedges v. Paul A. Schmitt Music Company, Judge Abrams discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration within 30 days without costs.
Donna Hedges, the people she sought to represent, and Paul A. Schmitt Music Company. The action was closed, subject to a possible application to restore it within 30 days.
What happened
Hedges v. Paul A. Schmitt Music Company was brought by Donna Hedges on behalf of herself and others similarly situated. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket within 30 days. The court directed the clerk to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also said that any request to reopen filed after 30 days could be denied solely because it was late. The court would retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement only if the agreement’s terms were placed on the public record and approved by the court within that period.
The detailed version
- Hedges v. Paul A. Schmitt Music Company · No. 1:21-cv-03067
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 4, 2021
Background
Donna Hedges brought this action on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated. The opinion states that the court was informed that the case had been settled in principle, but it does not provide the settlement’s terms or state that the court approved a final settlement.
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 30 days. Any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The clerk was directed to close the case.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court 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 30-day period. The order does not decide the underlying claims or describe the settlement’s substance.
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