Darezzo v. Manhattan Perfume Inc.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:24-cv-06327
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Darezzo v. Manhattan Perfume Inc., Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs.
Claudio Darezzo, Manhattan Perfume Inc., and Gilsey House, Inc.; the case was dismissed with prejudice and without costs, subject to the stated 30-day procedures for seeking reopening or retention of jurisdiction to enforce the settlement.
What happened
In Darezzo v. Manhattan Perfume Inc., Claudio Darezzo and Manhattan Perfume Inc. and Gilsey House, Inc. told the court that they had reached an agreement resolving all issues.
The court canceled scheduled conferences and deadlines, terminated all open motions, and closed the case. It dismissed the case with prejudice and ordered that neither party pay costs or attorneys’ fees.
Judge Caproni also allowed the parties to ask within 30 days to reopen the case for good cause. Within that period, they could ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement by submitting the agreement and a request for that authority.
The detailed version
- Darezzo v. Manhattan Perfume Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-06327
- Valerie Caproni
- Mar. 3, 2025
Background
On February 26, 2025, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement on all issues. The order does not describe the agreement’s terms or the underlying claims.
Court’s action
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 were permitted to apply within 30 days to reopen the case. Any such application had to show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement. The order states 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 jurisdiction—legal 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.
Classification
This is a procedural order. The court dismissed the settled case and did not decide the merits of the underlying dispute.
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