Sands v. BDG Media, Inc.
- Vyskocil
- 1:23-cv-01843
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Sands v. BDG Media, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after settlement in principle, allowing restoration by July 10 or dismissal becomes with prejudice.
Steve Sands and BDG Media, Inc.; the action was discontinued without costs, with restoration available by July 10, 2023, and with-prejudice dismissal if no timely restoration application was made.
What happened
In Sands v. BDG Media, Inc., Steve Sands told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms. The court discontinued the action without costs to either party, while allowing it to be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil set July 10, 2023, as the deadline to request restoration. If no request was made by then, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Sands v. BDG Media, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-01843
- Vyskocil
- June 8, 2023
Background
Steve Sands filed the action against BDG Media, Inc. The court received a letter from Sands stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not identify the underlying claims or provide 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 calendar if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing. The court required any application to restore the action to be made by July 10, 2023. If no application was made by that date, the court stated that the dismissal would be with prejudice.
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