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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled July 7, 2023

Clifford v. Janklow

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:22-cv-01259
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Clifford v. Janklow, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by August 8, 2023.

Who this affects

The plaintiffs—Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, and Stormy Entertainment, Inc.—and the defendants—Lucas Janklow and Janklow Partners, LLC, doing business as Janklow & Nesbit Associates—were affected by the conditional discontinuance and dismissal.

What happened

In Clifford v. Janklow, the parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims or settlement terms.

The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. The action could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and applied to restore the case by August 8, 2023.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no restoration application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Clifford v. Janklow · No. 1:22-cv-01259
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
July 7, 2023

Background

The court was informed by Magistrate Judge Gorenstein that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not state the claims asserted or the settlement’s terms.

Disposition

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar. Restoration was permitted if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing, provided that an application to restore the action was made by August 8, 2023. The court further ordered that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge

Mary Kay Vyskocil, United States District Judge, signed the order on July 7, 2023.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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