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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled June 14, 2022

Hedges v. Sarahs Silks, Inc.

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:22-cv-00108
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Hedges v. Sarah’s Silks, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled action without fees or costs, allowing restoration within 45 days.

Who this affects

The parties to the settled action, including Donna Hedges and Sarah’s Silks, Inc.; the opinion does not identify any certified class or describe the settlement’s effect on other people.

What happened

In Hedges v. Sarah’s Silks, 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 a request to restore the case within 45 days of the order.

Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk to close the case and stated that any request to keep court authority to enforce the settlement had to be placed on the public record and approved within 45 days.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Hedges v. Sarahs Silks, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-00108
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
June 14, 2022

Background

The opinion states that the Court was informed that all parties had reached a settlement. It does not describe the claims, the settlement terms, or whether any class was certified.

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 to restore it was made within 45 days. The court stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.

The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the court’s authority—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 45-day period. Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.

The authoritative version

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