Polaris Images Corp. v. Tango Publishing Corporation
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:24-cv-05592
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Polaris Images Corp. v. Tango Publishing Corporation, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs.
Polaris Images Corp. and Tango Publishing Corporation d/b/a Tango Media; the case was closed after the parties reported reaching an agreement on all issues.
What happened
Polaris Images Corp. v. Tango Publishing Corporation involved a dispute in which the parties told the court they had reached an agreement on all issues.
The court canceled all scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs or attorneys’ fees, terminated pending motions, and closed the case. The parties could ask to reopen the case within 30 days by showing good cause.
Judge Valerie Caproni also explained that the court would retain authority to enforce the settlement only if the parties timely submitted the settlement agreement and requested an order retaining that authority.
The detailed version
- Polaris Images Corp. v. Tango Publishing Corporation · No. 1:24-cv-05592
- Valerie Caproni
- Aug. 30, 2024
Background
On August 28, 2024, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement on all issues. The order does not describe the underlying claims or the terms of the agreement.
Court’s action
The court canceled all previously scheduled conferences and other deadlines. It dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, to either party. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.
The parties were allowed to apply to reopen the case within 30 days. Such an application had to show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement. The order states that a request filed after 30 days, or without a showing of good cause, could be denied on that basis alone.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce the settlement agreement—they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining that authority within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, canceled the scheduled proceedings and deadlines, terminated the open motions, and directed that the case be closed. The order did not decide the underlying dispute on its merits.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.