Velasquez v. Manhattan Grand Optical Corp.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:24-cv-04464
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Velasquez v. Manhattan Grand Optical, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice.
Ricardo Velasquez, Manhattan Grand Optical Corp., and LLS Realty Associates, LLC; the case was dismissed after the parties reported reaching a settlement.
What happened
Ricardo Velasquez sued Manhattan Grand Optical Corp. and LLS Realty Associates, LLC. The court was told that mediation had resolved all issues.
The court canceled the remaining conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs or attorneys’ fees to either side, closed the case, and terminated all open motions. The parties could ask to reopen the case within 30 days if they showed good cause.
Judge Valerie Caproni also said the parties could ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement by submitting the agreement and a timely request. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms.
The detailed version
- Velasquez v. Manhattan Grand Optical Corp. · No. 1:24-cv-04464
- Valerie Caproni
- Jan. 10, 2025
Background
Ricardo Velasquez brought this case against Manhattan Grand Optical Corp., doing business as Manhattan Grand Optical, and LLS Realty Associates, LLC. The opinion states that on January 7, 2025, the court was notified that mediation had produced an agreement resolving all issues. It does not describe the agreement’s terms or the claims in the case.
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 of Court was directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.
The order allowed the parties to apply to reopen the case within 30 days. Any such application had to show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement. The order also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—legal authority—to enforce the settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining that authority within the same 30-day period. The court cited Hendrickson v. United States, 791 F.3d 354 (2d Cir. 2015).
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs to either party, terminated the open motions, and closed the case. The order did not decide the underlying claims on their merits.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.