Sanchez v. Twitch Interactive, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-01651
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Sanchez v. Twitch Interactive, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle action without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Cristian Sanchez, the other persons he purported to represent, and Twitch Interactive Inc.; the case was closed subject to a possible application to restore it within 30 days.
What happened
Cristian Sanchez brought Sanchez v. Twitch Interactive Inc. 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 and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also said that any request for the court to keep authority to enforce a settlement had to place the settlement terms on the public record and receive the court’s approval within the same 30-day period. The opinion did not state the settlement’s terms or make a decision about the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Sanchez v. Twitch Interactive, Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-01651
- Ronnie Abrams
- July 7, 2021
Background
Cristian Sanchez sued Twitch Interactive Inc. on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated. The opinion states only that the Court was informed that the case had been settled in principle; it does not provide the settlement terms or state whether the Court approved a final settlement.
Court’s Order
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. It further 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 also explained that, if the parties wanted the Court to retain jurisdiction—meaning authority 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.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action under those conditions. The order did not decide the merits of Sanchez’s claims or Twitch’s defenses.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.