Estevez v. Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-09007
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Estevez v. Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC, Judge Abrams discontinued the case after a reported settlement, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Arturo Estevez, the people he sought to represent, and Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC; the action was discontinued without fees or costs, subject to the stated 30-day restoration conditions.
What happened
Arturo Estevez brought Estevez v. Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated. The opinion says the parties reported reaching a settlement, but it does not describe the claims or settlement terms.
The court discontinued the action without fees or costs to any party. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
Judge Ronnie Abrams allowed the case to be restored to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days, and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. Any request for the court to keep authority to enforce the settlement had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within that same period.
The detailed version
- Estevez v. Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-09007
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 14, 2022
Background
The opinion identifies Arturo Estevez as suing individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated against Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC. It states only that the court was informed that a settlement had been reached among all parties. The opinion does not provide the claims, the settlement terms, or any information about whether a class had been certified.
Court’s Action
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without fees or 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 order states 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 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.
Effect of the Order
The order ended the action based on the reported settlement but did not decide the underlying legal claims. Judge Ronnie Abrams signed the order on February 14, 2022.
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