Flores v. Chime Financial, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-04735
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Flores v. Chime Financial, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, preserving a 60-day opportunity to restore it.
Delia Flores, Chime Financial, Inc., and The Bancorp Bank; the case was closed, subject to a possible application to restore it within 60 days.
What happened
In Flores v. Chime Financial, Inc., the court was told that the parties had settled the case in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or settlement terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 60 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement had to place the agreement on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 60-day period.
The detailed version
- Flores v. Chime Financial, Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-04735
- Ronnie Abrams
- Dec. 23, 2022
Background
The opinion states that the court was informed that the parties had settled the case in principle. The caption identifies Delia Flores as the plaintiff and Chime Financial, Inc., formerly known as 1Debit, Inc., and The Bancorp Bank as the defendants. The opinion does not explain the claims or provide the settlement’s terms.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application to restore was made within 60 days. It stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain 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 60-day period. Judge Ronnie Abrams issued the order.
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