Korman v. Fox News Network, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-06918
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Korman v. Fox News Network, LLC, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
The action brought by Jesse Korman against Fox News Network, LLC was discontinued after the court was informed that the case had been settled in principle.
What happened
Korman v. Fox News Network, LLC was reported to the court as settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs and without prejudice to restoring it if a request was made within 30 days. It also directed the clerk to terminate the motion at Docket Entry 22 and close the case.
Judge Abrams ordered that any settlement-enforcement request must be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Korman v. Fox News Network, LLC · No. 1:19-cv-06918
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 21, 2020
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement's terms.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court's docket if an application to restore it was made within 30 days. Any 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 was directed to terminate the motion at Docket Entry 22 and close the case.
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