Weekes v. UMG Commercial Services, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-10788
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Weekes v. UMG Commercial Services, Inc., Judge Abrams closed the settled case, allowing restoration within 30 days and imposing no fees or costs.
Robert Weekes, UMG Commercial Services, Inc., and the other people described in the caption as similarly situated were affected by the discontinuance and case closure. The opinion does not state that a class was certified.
What happened
In Weekes v. UMG Commercial Services, Inc., the court was informed that all parties had reached a settlement.
The court discontinued the case without fees or costs for any party. It allowed the case to be restored to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days.
Judge Abrams directed the clerk to close the case. Any request for the court to keep authority to enforce the settlement had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Weekes v. UMG Commercial Services, Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-10788
- Ronnie Abrams
- Aug. 18, 2022
Background
The opinion states that the court was informed that a settlement had been reached among all parties. The plaintiff, Robert Weekes, brought the action individually and on behalf of others described in the caption as similarly situated. The defendant was UMG Commercial Services, Inc.
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. An application to restore or reopen the action had to be filed within 30 days of the order; the court stated that a later application could be denied solely because it was untimely.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within that same 30-day period. The clerk was directed to close the case.
Effect
The order ended the action based on the reported settlement but preserved a 30-day opportunity to seek restoration. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims.
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