Jones v. The Delphi Glass Corporation
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:23-cv-02404
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jones v. The Delphi Glass Corporation, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
Damon Jones, the other people he sought to represent, and The Delphi Glass Corporation were affected by the discontinuance and case closure. Any request to restore or reopen the action, or to have the Court retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement, was subject to the stated 30-day period.
What happened
Damon Jones brought Jones v. The Delphi Glass Corporation on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The opinion says the Court was informed that the case had been settled in principle.
The Court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the docket if an application was made within 30 days. The Court also said any request to keep jurisdiction to enforce a settlement had to place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the Court’s approval within that period.
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered the Clerk of Court to close the case. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or say that the Court approved a final settlement.
The detailed version
- Jones v. The Delphi Glass Corporation · No. 1:23-cv-02404
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 16, 2023
Background
Damon Jones filed this action on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated against The Delphi Glass Corporation. The Court was informed that the case had been settled in principle.
Court’s Action
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 stated that any application to reopen filed after that period might be denied solely because it was late.
The Court further stated that, if the parties wanted the Court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to oversee enforcement—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
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration, and directed that the case be closed. The opinion does not state the settlement terms, whether a final settlement was approved, or whether the parties sought continued Court jurisdiction.
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