Dicks v. Grendene Global Brands USA, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-06866
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Dicks v. Grendene Global Brands USA, LLC, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without prejudice to timely restoration.
Victoria Dicks, the people she sought to represent, and Grendene Global Brands USA, LLC, because the action was closed subject to a 30-day procedure for restoration or court approval of retained settlement-enforcement authority.
What happened
Dicks v. Grendene Global Brands USA, LLC involved Victoria Dicks suing Grendene Global Brands USA, LLC on behalf of herself and others similarly situated. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party. The case could be restored to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days, and the clerk was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Dicks v. Grendene Global Brands USA, LLC · No. 1:22-cv-06866
- Ronnie Abrams
- Dec. 26, 2022
Background
Victoria Dicks brought the action against Grendene Global Brands USA, LLC on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated. The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The order does not describe the claims or 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 the action was made within 30 days. It further stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The clerk was directed to close the case.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the 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 order did not decide the underlying claims or approve specific settlement terms.
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