De La Cruz v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. and PSA AIRLINES INC.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-11339
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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De La Cruz v. American Airlines Group, Inc. ended after settlement; Judge Abrams discontinued the action without fees or costs and allowed restoration within 90 days.
The parties to the action, including Aesha De La Cruz and the defendants, are affected by the case’s discontinuance, the 90-day restoration deadline, and the court’s direction to close the case.
What happened
In De La Cruz v. American Airlines Group, Inc., the court was told that all parties had reached a settlement.
The court discontinued the case without fees or costs to any party. It allowed the action to be restored if an application was filed within 90 days of the order.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case and stated that any later application to reopen could be denied solely because it was filed after the 90-day period.
The detailed version
- De La Cruz v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. and PSA AIRLINES INC. · No. 1:19-cv-11339
- Ronnie Abrams
- Apr. 22, 2022
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that all parties had reached a settlement. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
Ruling
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 was made within 90 days. It stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because of the delay.
The court also explained that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement, the settlement terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 90-day period. Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
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