Lu v. Yahoo, Inc.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:24-cv-05230
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Lu v. Yahoo, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice, without costs or attorneys’ fees to either party.
Yueting Lu, Yahoo, Inc., and Yahoo Holdings, Inc.
What happened
In Lu v. Yahoo, Inc., the court was told that Yueting Lu and Yahoo, Inc. and Yahoo Holdings, Inc. had reached an agreement covering all issues through mediation.
The court canceled scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice, ordered that neither party pay costs or attorneys’ fees, terminated all open motions, and closed the case. The parties may ask to reopen it within 30 days if they show good cause.
Judge Valerie Caproni issued the November 26, 2024 order. The parties may also ask the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement, but they must submit the agreement and a request for retained jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Lu v. Yahoo, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-05230
- Valerie Caproni
- Nov. 26, 2024
Background
The opinion states that, on November 22, 2024, the court was notified that mediation had produced an agreement resolving all issues. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
Court’s Order
The court canceled all previously scheduled conferences and other deadlines. It dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, to either party. The clerk was directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.
The order allows the parties to apply to reopen the case within 30 days. Any such application must show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement. A request filed after 30 days, or filed without a showing of good cause, may be denied on that basis alone.
The order also explains that, if the parties want the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement, they must submit the agreement under the court’s individual-practice rule and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction, both within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, to either party, and directed that the case be closed.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.