Jimenez v. Belle and June, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-05396
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jimenez v. Belle and June, Inc., Judge Abrams discontinued the action after a reported settlement in principle, allowing restoration within 30 days.
The order affects Vanessa Jimenez, the people she sought to represent, and Belle and June, Inc. The action was discontinued, subject to a 30-day opportunity to seek restoration; the order also addressed the procedure for seeking court enforcement of any settlement.
What happened
Jimenez v. Belle and June, Inc. is a proposed class action brought by Vanessa Jimenez against Belle and June, Inc.; the opinion gives no details about the underlying claims.
The court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. It discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The order also said that any settlement terms must be placed on the public record and approved by the court within 30 days if the parties want the court to retain authority to enforce the agreement.
The detailed version
- Jimenez v. Belle and June, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-05396
- Ronnie Abrams
- Sept. 6, 2022
Background
Vanessa Jimenez sued Belle and June, Inc., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. The opinion does not describe the claims or the parties’ underlying dispute.
Court’s Action
The court stated that it had been reported that the parties reached a settlement in principle. It 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 it was made within 30 days. The order stated that an application filed after that period may be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—the authority to oversee and enforce the settlement—the settlement terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Result and Scope
The order discontinued the action; it did not describe the settlement terms, approve a settlement, or decide the merits of the underlying claims. Judge Ronnie Abrams entered the order on September 6, 2022.
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