Velazquez v. Cigars Direct, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:23-cv-00380
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Velazquez v. Cigars Direct, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to restoration within 60 days.
Bryan Velazquez and Cigars Direct, Inc.; the action was closed after the parties reported that they had settled.
What happened
Velazquez v. Cigars Direct, Inc. was reported to the court as settled. The opinion does not describe the parties’ claims or the settlement terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket 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’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the applicable period.
The detailed version
- Velazquez v. Cigars Direct, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-00380
- Ronnie Abrams
- July 12, 2023
Background
The court was informed that Bryan Velazquez’s action against Cigars Direct, Inc. had been settled. The opinion does not state what claims were asserted or provide the settlement’s terms.
Order
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 60 days. It warned that an application filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—that is, 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 identified in the order. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
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