Estevez v. Cloud9 Esports, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-08883
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Estevez v. Cloud9 Esports, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without prejudice to timely restoration.
Arturo Estevez, Cloud9 Esports, Inc., and the people Estevez sought to represent may be affected by the discontinuance and settlement, but the opinion does not state the settlement’s terms.
What happened
In Estevez v. Cloud9 Esports, Arturo Estevez brought the case for himself and others similarly situated against Cloud9 Esports, Inc. The court was told that the parties had settled and were finalizing their agreement.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party. It allowed the case to be restored if an application was made within 30 days and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request to reopen the case had to be filed within 30 days. The opinion does not disclose the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Estevez v. Cloud9 Esports, Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-08883
- Ronnie Abrams
- Jan. 3, 2022
Background
Arturo Estevez brought this action on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated against Cloud9 Esports, Inc. The court stated that it had been reported that the case was settled and that the parties were finalizing their settlement agreement.
Ruling
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 the action was made within 30 days. It stated that any application to reopen the action had to be filed within 30 days of the order and that a later application could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain 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. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case. The opinion does not provide the settlement terms and does not decide the underlying claims. Judge Ronnie Abrams signed the order.
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