Vargas v. Pier 59 Studios L.P.
- Vernon Broderick
- 1:18-cv-10357-VSB
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Vargas v. Pier 59 Studios L.P., Judge Broderick granted the parties’ request for a 30-day extension to file the fairness [request].
The plaintiff and defendants, who received a 30-day extension to make the filing described in the letter as “the fairness.”
What happened
Vargas v. Pier 59 Studios L.P. concerns a joint request by the plaintiff and defendants to extend a filing deadline while they finalized proposed settlement terms.
The parties said this was their first request and that the existing deadline was December 13, 2019. The letter does not clearly identify what the parties meant by “the fairness.”
Judge Vernon S. Broderick granted the application on December 17, 2019, giving the parties the requested 30-day extension. The order did not decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Vargas v. Pier 59 Studios L.P. · No. 1:18-cv-10357-VSB
- Vernon Broderick
- Dec. 17, 2019
Background Counsel for the plaintiff and defendants jointly asked the court to extend the time to file “the fairness” by 30 days. They stated that the extension was needed to allow the parties to finalize the terms of a proposed settlement. They also stated that this was their first request and that the existing deadline was December 13, 2019.
Ruling Judge Vernon S. Broderick granted the application. The order granted the requested 30-day extension. The opinion text does not identify what filing “the fairness” refers to and does not state a new calendar deadline.
Effect This was a scheduling ruling concerning the proposed settlement process. It did not resolve the parties’ underlying claims or defenses.
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