Itasca Images, LLC v. Pond5, Inc.
- Vyskocil
- 1:22-cv-00736
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Itasca Images, LLC v. PONDS, INC.: Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled case, allowing restoration by November 9, 2022; otherwise dismissal would be with prejudice.
Itasca Images, LLC and the defendants in the case were affected by the discontinuance and the November 9, 2022 deadline for seeking restoration.
What happened
In Itasca Images, LLC v. PONDS, INC., the parties told the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and allowed either party to ask to restore it to the court’s calendar by November 9, 2022. If no such request was made by then, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also postponed all other dates and deadlines without setting new dates.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the dismissal order on August 10, 2022.
The detailed version
- Itasca Images, LLC v. Pond5, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-00736
- Vyskocil
- Aug. 10, 2022
Background
The court received a joint letter stating that Itasca Images, LLC and the defendants had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
Order
The court ordered that the case be discontinued without costs to any party. It allowed the case to be restored to the court’s calendar if an application to restore it was made by November 9, 2022. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice, meaning the case could not be restored through that procedure. The court also adjourned all other dates and deadlines without setting new dates.
Result
The order disposed of the case based on the parties’ settlement in principle, while preserving the possibility of restoring it by the stated deadline. The opinion does not state whether the parties completed a final settlement.
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