Velazquez v. Woolrich, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-06730
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Velazquez v. Woolrich, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled action without costs and without prejudice to restoration within 60 days.
Bryan Velazquez, the proposed similarly situated plaintiffs, and Woolrich, Inc.; the case was closed after the reported settlement.
What happened
In Velazquez v. Woolrich, Inc., the court was told that the parties had settled the case. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the docket if an application is made within 60 days. The Clerk was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request to reopen filed after 60 days may be denied solely because it was late. If the parties wanted the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement, they had to place its terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within 30 days.
The detailed version
- Velazquez v. Woolrich, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-06730
- Ronnie Abrams
- Nov. 14, 2022
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had settled. The opinion does not provide the settlement terms and does not address the merits of Bryan Velazquez’s claims against Woolrich, Inc.
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 it was made within 60 days. The court stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was filed late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—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 30-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
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