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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 3, 2019

Rice v. CoinTelegraph Media USA Inc.

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:19-cv-05648
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Rice v. CoinTelegraph Media USA Inc., Judge Abrams discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration within 30 days.

Who this affects

John Curtis Rice and CoinTelegraph Media USA Inc., the parties to the discontinued action.

What happened

Rice v. CoinTelegraph Media USA Inc. involved a dispute in which the parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.

The opinion does not describe the claims, the settlement terms, or whether a final settlement agreement had been completed.

Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered the case discontinued without costs and without prejudice to restoring it within 30 days, and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Rice v. CoinTelegraph Media USA Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-05648
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
Dec. 3, 2019

Background

The parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not state the claims or provide the settlement's terms.

Court's Action

Judge Ronnie Abrams 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 was made within 30 days. The order stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.

The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction 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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