Girotto v. Etro U.S.A., Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-10105
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Girotto v. Etro, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 60 days.
The action brought by Luigi Girotto against Etro U.S.A., Inc., doing business as Etro Boutique, was discontinued after the parties reported that they had settled.
What happened
Girotto v. Etro U.S.A., Inc. was reported settled. The order does not describe the underlying claims or settlement terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application is made within 60 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams stated that an application to reopen filed after 60 days may be denied solely because it was late. If the parties want the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement, they must place its terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within that same period.
The detailed version
- Girotto v. Etro U.S.A., Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-10105
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 1, 2022
Background
The court stated that the parties had reported that the case was settled. The opinion does not identify the underlying claims or describe the settlement’s terms.
Order
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application to restore was made within 60 days. It stated that an application to reopen filed after that deadline might be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—the authority to resolve disputes—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 60-day period.
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