Cassese v. Citibank, N.A.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:23-cv-01157
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Cassese v. Citibank, Judge Abrams discontinued the reportedly settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
The order affects Denise Cassese, Louis Caligiuri, the proposed class, and Citibank, N.A. by discontinuing and closing the action while allowing a request to restore or reopen it within 30 days.
What happened
Cassese v. Citibank, N.A. involved Denise Cassese and Louis Caligiuri, who sued Citibank on behalf of themselves and others in a similar situation. The court was informed that the case had been settled, but the opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or the underlying claims.
The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days. The court also said any request to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The court said that, if the parties wanted it to keep authority to enforce the settlement, they had to place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Cassese v. Citibank, N.A. · No. 1:23-cv-01157
- Ronnie Abrams
- Apr. 7, 2023
Background
Denise Cassese and Louis Caligiuri brought this putative class action against Citibank, N.A., on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated. The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled. The opinion does not provide the settlement terms or discuss the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute.
Ruling
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 filed after 30 days could be denied solely because it was late.
The court explained that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—meaning authority—to enforce a settlement agreement, they had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and have the court formally approve them within the same 30-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.