Estevez v. Weaver Leather, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-08843
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Estevez v. Weaver Leather, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled action without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Arturo Estevez and the other people represented by him, and Weaver Leather, LLC; the order discontinued and closed their case after the reported settlement.
What happened
In Estevez v. Weaver Leather, LLC, the court was told that the case had been settled and that the parties were finalizing the agreement.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either side and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was filed within 30 days. The court also closed the case and did not decide the underlying claims.
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered that any request for the court to keep authority to enforce the settlement must be publicly filed and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Estevez v. Weaver Leather, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-08843
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 18, 2022
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case was settled and that the parties were finalizing the settlement terms. The opinion does not describe the claims or the terms of the proposed settlement.
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. It warned that an application filed after that deadline 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. The order did not decide the underlying legal claims.
Result
The case was discontinued and closed under the stated conditions. Judge Ronnie Abrams did not enter a ruling on the merits of the parties’ dispute.
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