Girotto v. Brompton Bicycle, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-10955
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Girotto v. Brompton Bicycle, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Luigi Girotto, Brompton Bicycle Inc., and 287 Bleecker Street LLC; the case was closed subject to the stated 30-day restoration and settlement-enforcement provisions.
What happened
Girotto v. Brompton Bicycle, Inc. was reported to the court as settled.
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered the case discontinued without costs to any party. The case could be restored to the court if an application was filed within 30 days, and any settlement-enforcement request had to meet the court’s stated requirements within that period.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also adjourned the scheduled conference indefinitely and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The detailed version
- Girotto v. Brompton Bicycle, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-10955
- Ronnie Abrams
- July 2, 2021
Background
Luigi Girotto brought this action against Brompton Bicycle Inc. and 287 Bleecker Street LLC. The court stated that it had been reported that the case was settled.
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 was made within 30 days. The court stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it 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 30-day period. The conference scheduled for July 23, 2021, was adjourned indefinitely, and the Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action under the stated settlement-related terms. The opinion does not decide the underlying claims.
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