Brown v. Deckers Outdoor Corporation
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:23-cv-03596
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Brown v. Deckers, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle action without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Lamar Brown, the other similarly situated persons he represented, and Deckers Outdoor Corp.; the action was closed subject to a possible timely request for restoration.
What happened
Brown v. Deckers Outdoor Corp. was a case brought by Lamar Brown on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket within 30 days. The court directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also required any request to reopen the case to be filed within 30 days. The parties could ask the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement only if they placed the settlement terms on the public record and obtained the court’s approval within that period.
The detailed version
- Brown v. Deckers Outdoor Corporation · No. 1:23-cv-03596
- Ronnie Abrams
- Jan. 19, 2024
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the action had been settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement terms. Lamar Brown brought the action on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated.
Disposition
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 the action had to be filed within 30 days of the order and that an application filed later could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain 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 Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
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