Khalaf v. Equifax Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-06268
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Khalaf v. Equifax, Judge Abrams discontinued the case after a reported settlement in principle, without costs and subject to timely restoration.
Richard Khalaf, Equifax Inc., and Equifax Information Services, LLC; the action was closed, subject to a possible timely request to restore or reopen it.
What happened
Richard Khalaf sued Equifax Inc. and Equifax Information Services, LLC. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle, but the order does not state the settlement’s terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket. A request to restore or reopen the case had to be filed within 30 days of the order.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also said that any request for the court to retain power to enforce a settlement had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within that 30-day period. The clerk was directed to close the case.
The detailed version
- Khalaf v. Equifax Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-06268
- Ronnie Abrams
- Sept. 21, 2022
Background
The opinion states that Richard Khalaf brought this action against Equifax Inc. and Equifax Information Services, LLC. The court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. The order does not describe the claims, the settlement terms, or whether the parties completed a final settlement.
Court’s action
The court 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 court further stated that any application to reopen the action had to be filed within 30 days of the order and that an application filed later could be denied solely because it was late.
If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, continuing authority—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 30-day period. The clerk was directed to close the case. The order did not decide the underlying claims on their merits.
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