Poquelin, S.A. DE C.V. v. MTV Networks Latin America, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:23-cv-01922
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Poquelin v. MTV Networks, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Poquelin, S.A. DE C.V. and MTV Networks Latin America, Inc.; the action was discontinued after the court was informed that the case had settled.
What happened
Poquelin, S.A. DE C.V. v. MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. was reported to the court as settled.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The clerk was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to keep authority to enforce the settlement had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and receive the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Poquelin, S.A. DE C.V. v. MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-01922
- Ronnie Abrams
- Oct. 10, 2023
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had settled. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
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 30 days. It stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The clerk was directed to close the case.
Settlement Enforcement
The court stated that if the parties wanted it to retain authority to enforce the settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period. The order did not decide the underlying merits of the dispute.
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