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The lawsuit was void due to a lack of a "case or controversy" and is not mentioned in the motion to dismiss. The court is in effect ruling that this settlement is not part of the lawsuit and has no force or effect.
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Again, the court had no jurisdiction in this case due to a lack of a case or controversy. There will be some litigation on this "settlement"
rzemanfl
(31,464 posts)Department of Jerks.
rzemanfl
(31,464 posts)to litigate this further?
dweller
(28,672 posts)I see a dozen posts here saying the $1.8b settlement is a done deal .
They both cant be true
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vapor2
(4,913 posts)Sick of this demented gezer stealing our money. Call republicans and voice your opinion on this theft
dweller
(28,672 posts)According to above , there is no settlement .
No settlement files were submitted nor filed .
Read Ms Toads post below .
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Ms. Toad
(38,818 posts)That actually matches the reporting, which I assumed was incorrect, that terminating the lawsuit paved the way for a settlement.
That's the reverse of the law. There can be no settlement, at least when government party is involved, when there is no pending litigation. So terminating the lawsuit cannot pave the way for a settlement; a dismissal would follow a settlement, which would be memorialized in court records prior to dismissal - which is essentially what this document says. Because the litigation was dismissed - with prejudice (meaning it can't be filed again), without any reference to a settlement, there is no settlement.
It will be interesting to see where things go from here. I can't see any justification for setting up the fund Trump is yammering about when there is no legally cognizable settlement.
dweller
(28,672 posts)I think this is one of those accordion hands proclamations by the Pisswig where he thinks hes pulling a fast one , and no one knows the truth .
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unblock
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