R.B. v. New York City Public Schools a/k/a New York City Department of Education
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:24-cv-07632
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In R.B. v. New York City Public Schools, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and no costs.
R.B., individually and on behalf of his minor child J.B., and New York City Public Schools a/k/a New York City Department of Education.
What happened
In R.B. v. New York City Public Schools a/k/a New York City Department of Education, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement on all issues.
The court canceled all scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice without costs or attorneys’ fees to either party, terminated open motions, and closed the case. The parties could apply to reopen the case within 30 days by showing good cause.
Judge Valerie Caproni also stated that the court could retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement only if the parties submitted their settlement agreement and requested an order retaining jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- R.B. v. New York City Public Schools a/k/a New York City Department of Education · No. 1:24-cv-07632
- Valerie Caproni
- Jan. 30, 2025
Background
On January 29, 2025, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement on all issues. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the terms of the agreement.
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 parties could apply to reopen the case within 30 days of the order. Any such application had to show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement. The court stated that a request filed after 30 days or without a showing of good cause could be denied solely on that basis.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining that authority within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni entered an order dismissing the case with prejudice, without costs or attorneys’ fees to either party, and closing the case. The order did not decide the underlying legal claims on their merits.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.