Mejia v. Thames & Kosmos, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-05479
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Mejia v. Thames & Kosmos, Judge Abrams discontinued the action after a reported settlement in principle, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Richard Mejia, Thames & Kosmos, LLC, and the other persons identified in the caption as similarly situated. The opinion does not state the settlement terms or identify any payments or other benefits.
What happened
In Mejia v. Thames & Kosmos, LLC, the court was told that the parties had settled the case in principle. The opinion does not describe the settlement terms or say that the settlement was final.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The court also said a later application could be denied solely because it was filed after that deadline.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The parties could ask the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement only if they placed the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtained the court’s approval within 30 days.
The detailed version
- Mejia v. Thames & Kosmos, LLC · No. 1:22-cv-05479
- Ronnie Abrams
- Nov. 9, 2022
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the parties had settled the action in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms, determine whether the settlement was final, or decide the underlying claims. Richard Mejia brought the action individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated against Thames & Kosmos, LLC.
Order
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 was made within 30 days. It stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, 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 of Court was directed to close the case.
Disposition
The court discontinued the action and directed that the case be closed. It did not rule on the merits of the claims or disclose the settlement terms. Judge Ronnie Abrams signed the order.
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