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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 18, 2021

Seliger v. Oath, Inc.

Judge
Denise Cote
Docket
1:20-cv-02966
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Seliger v. Oath, Judge Cote discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration by April 19, 2021, or dismissal with prejudice thereafter.

Who this affects

Mark Seliger, Oath, Inc. doing business as “HuffPost,” and the other defendants identified as Does 1–10; the case was discontinued following a reported settlement.

What happened

Seliger v. Oath, Inc. involved Mark Seliger’s case against Oath, Inc., doing business as HuffPost, and other named defendants.

The court was informed that the case had been settled. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms.

Judge Denise Cote discontinued the case without costs. The case could be restored if an application was made by April 19, 2021; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Seliger v. Oath, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-02966
Judge
Denise Cote
Date
Mar. 18, 2021

Background

Mark Seliger sued Oath, Inc., identified as a Delaware corporation and doing business as “HuffPost,” along with Does 1–10. The court was informed that the case had been settled. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms or the claims involved.

Ruling

Judge Denise Cote ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar if an application to restore it was made by April 19, 2021. The order further states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice.

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