Jackson v. Big Tree Hospitality, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-02559
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jackson v. Big Tree Hospitality, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without prejudice to timely restoration.
Sylinia Jackson, Big Tree Hospitality, LLC, and the people represented in the action were affected by the discontinuance. The parties had 45 days to seek restoration or ask the Court to retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement.
What happened
Jackson v. Big Tree Hospitality, LLC was brought by Sylinia Jackson individually and on behalf of others similarly situated. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party. The case could be restored if an application was made within 45 days, and the Clerk was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any settlement-enforcement request had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 45-day period.
The detailed version
- Jackson v. Big Tree Hospitality, LLC · No. 1:22-cv-02559
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 2, 2022
Background The case was brought by Sylinia Jackson individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated against Big Tree Hospitality, LLC. The opinion states that the Court was informed that the case had been settled in principle.
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 the action was made within 45 days. It stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Settlement enforcement The Court stated that if the parties wanted the Court to retain jurisdiction 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 opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or state that the Court approved a final settlement.
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