Sosa v. Stricoff Fine Art, Ltd.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-10161
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Sosa v. Stricoff Fine Art, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle action without costs, allowing restoration within 45 days.
Yony Sosa, the people he sought to represent, and Stricoff Fine Art, Ltd.; the case was closed subject to the order’s 45-day restoration procedure.
What happened
Yony Sosa brought this case against Stricoff Fine Art, Ltd., individually and for other similarly situated people. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party. The case may be restored if an application is made within 45 days of the order. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams said that any request for the court to keep authority to enforce a settlement must place the settlement terms on the public record and receive the court’s approval within the same 45-day period.
The detailed version
- Sosa v. Stricoff Fine Art, Ltd. · No. 1:21-cv-10161
- Ronnie Abrams
- Jan. 31, 2022
Background
Yony Sosa sued Stricoff Fine Art, Ltd., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. The opinion states that the Court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. It does not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims.
Court’s Action
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 is made within 45 days. The order states that an application to reopen filed after that period may be denied solely because it was filed late.
The Court added that, if the parties want the Court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to oversee and enforce the settlement—to enforce a settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms must be placed on the public record and approved by the Court within the same 45-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Disposition
The action was discontinued without costs, subject to the stated 45-day restoration procedure. The Court did not rule on the merits of the claims or disclose the settlement terms.
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