Contreras v. Charitybuzz, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-09305
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Contreras v. Charitybuzz, Judge Abrams discontinued the action without costs and without prejudice while the parties finalized a settlement.
Yensy Contreras, Charitybuzz, LLC, and the putative group of similarly situated people identified in the complaint were affected by the discontinuance and case closure. The order allowed an application to restore the action within 30 days.
What happened
In Contreras v. Charitybuzz, LLC, the court was told that the parties were finalizing a settlement agreement.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it within 30 days. The court directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also said any request for the court to keep authority to enforce the settlement had to place the agreement on the public record and receive the court’s approval within 30 days.
The detailed version
- Contreras v. Charitybuzz, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-09305
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 7, 2022
Background
Yensy Contreras brought the action individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated against Charitybuzz, LLC. The court stated that it had been informed that the parties were finalizing a settlement agreement.
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. The court 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.
If the parties wanted the court 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. Judge Ronnie Abrams issued the order. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims.
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