Miller v. Adeam International Corporation
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-01369
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Miller v. Adeam International, Judge Abrams discontinued the action after learning it had settled in principle, allowing timely restoration.
Kimberly Miller, the people she sought to represent, and Adeam International Corporation; the action was closed subject to a timely application to restore it.
What happened
Miller v. Adeam International Corporation involved Kimberly Miller, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, against Adeam International Corporation. The court was told that the case had settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket. A request to restore or reopen the case had to be filed within 45 days of the order.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The order said that, if the parties wanted the court to keep authority to enforce a settlement, they had to place the settlement terms on the public record and have the court approve them within the same 45-day period.
The detailed version
- Miller v. Adeam International Corporation · No. 1:22-cv-01369
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 26, 2022
Background
Kimberly Miller sued Adeam International Corporation individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. The opinion states that the court was informed that the case had settled in principle. It does not describe the settlement’s terms or state that the court approved a final 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 was made within 45 days. Any application to reopen the action also had to be filed within 45 days of the order; the court stated that a later application could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—that is, 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 45-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
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