Young v. MediaCo Holding Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-08924
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Young v. MediaCo Holding, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle action without costs, allowing restoration within 45 days.
Leshaun Young, the persons she sought to represent, and MediaCo Holding Inc.; the case was closed, subject to a possible application to restore it within 45 days.
What happened
In Leshaun Young v. MediaCo Holding Inc., the court was told that the parties had settled the case in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or say that the court approved a final settlement.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. It allowed either side to seek restoration of the case within 45 days of the order, and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement had to place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 45-day period.
The detailed version
- Young v. MediaCo Holding Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-08924
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 4, 2023
Background
Leshaun Young brought this action on behalf of herself and other similarly situated persons against MediaCo Holding Inc. The court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms, whether a class had been certified, or whether the court had approved a final settlement.
Order
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s docket if an application to restore it was made within 45 days. It stated that any application to reopen the action had to be filed within 45 days of the order and that a later application could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain authority 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 45-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Effect
This order ended the action on the court’s docket based on the reported settlement in principle; it did not decide the underlying claims. The court’s order did not describe the settlement or enter a final merits judgment. Judge Ronnie Abrams signed the order on May 4, 2023.
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