Delva v. Charter Communications, Inc.
- Vyskocil
- 1:19-cv-11793
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Delva v. Charter Communications, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after settlement in principle, allowing restoration by April 21, 2022.
Paul Delva and Charter Communications, Inc. and Spectrum Management Holding Company, LLC. The action was discontinued based on the parties’ reported settlement in principle, with a possible request to restore the case by April 21, 2022; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
What happened
In Delva v. Charter Communications, Inc., Paul Delva told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs and allowed either side to seek restoration if the parties could not put their settlement in writing, provided the request was made by April 21, 2022.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that the dismissal would become with prejudice if no restoration request was made by that date.
The detailed version
- Delva v. Charter Communications, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-11793
- Vyskocil
- Mar. 21, 2022
Background
Paul Delva informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the proposed settlement terms.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar if the parties could not memorialize their settlement in writing. The court required any application to restore the action to be made by April 21, 2022. If no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be restored under that order.
Effect
The case was closed subject to the stated restoration deadline. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
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