Indigo Investment Group v. Tony DeRosa-Grund
CourtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date FiledOctober 22, 2026
Docket24-3297
StatusUnpublished
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Full Opinion
NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 24-3297
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INDIGO INVESTMENT GROUP
v.
TONY DEROSA-GRUND; SONJA E. DEROSA-GRUND,
Appellants
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On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of New Jersey
(D.C. Civil Action No. 3:22-cv-05498)
District Judge: Honorable Georgette Castner
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Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a)
March 18, 2026
Before: HARDIMAN, FREEMAN, and ROTH, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed: October 22, 2026)
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OPINION *
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This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not
constitute binding precedent.
PER CURIAM
In 2022, Indigo Investment Group (“Appellee”) brought a civil diversity action in
the District Court against Tony and Sonja DeRosa-Grund (“Appellants”), raising
numerous claims. The parties subsequently notified the District Court that they had
reached a settlement. The District Court then dismissed the case with prejudice but
retained jurisdiction over the settlement “until the obligations provided for therein have
been met and completed.” Dist. Ct. Order entered June 29, 2023, at 2.
Appellee later moved the District Court to enforce the settlement, arguing that
Appellants had failed to comply with its terms. Appellants, proceeding pro se, opposed
that motion, moved to vacate the settlement and the District Court’s dismissal order
pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), and moved to compel arbitration of
the case’s merits. On December 5, 2024, the District Court entered an omnibus order that
granted Appellee’s motion to enforce the settlement, denied Appellants’ Rule 60(b)
motion, and denied as moot their motion to compel arbitration. This timely appeal
followed. 1
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We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. In assessing the
District Court’s decision to enforce the settlement agreement, we exercise plenary review
over the District Court’s legal conclusions and review its factual findings for clear error.
See Coltec Indus., Inc. v. Hobgood, 280 F.3d 262, 269 (3d Cir. 2002). We review the
District Court’s denial of Appellants’ Rule 60(b) motion for abuse of discretion,
exercising de novo review over the District Court’s legal conclusions and reviewing its
factual findings for clear error. See Herrera v. Agents of Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole, 132
F.4th 248, 254 n.5 (3d Cir. 2025). And we exercise plenary review over the District
Court’s denial of Appellants’ motion to compel arbitration. See Young v. Experian Info.
Sols., 119 F.4th 314, 318 n.7 (3d Cir. 2024).
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The District Court, in a 15-page opinion accompanying its December 5, 2024
order, carefully and cogently explained its decision to enforce the parties’ settlement and
deny Appellants’ efforts to undo it. For substantially the reasons set forth in that opinion,
we see no reason to disturb the District Court’s decision. Accordingly, we will affirm
that judgment. 2
2
To the extent that Appellee seeks to supplement the appendix with material from the
District Court record, that request is granted. Appellants’ motion to seal their appellate
filings that contain personal medical information — information that has no bearing on
the outcome of this appeal — is granted, too. All other requests for relief made by the
parties in this appeal are denied.
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