Serverino v. Dourado
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:24-cv-07494
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
Serverino v. Dourado: Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice, canceled deadlines, and closed the case.
The parties to the settled case—Emiliano Alcantaro Serverino, Christopher Michael Dourado, and Alexi Delacruz Transportation LLC—were affected by the dismissal, closure, and settlement-related deadlines.
What happened
In Serverino v. Dourado, the parties told the court that they had reached an agreement resolving all issues. The court therefore canceled the previously scheduled conferences and other deadlines.
The court dismissed the case with prejudice and ordered that neither party would pay costs or attorneys’ fees. It also directed the clerk to terminate all open motions and close the case.
Judge Valerie Caproni allowed the parties to seek reopening within 30 days if they showed good cause. During that same period, they could ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement by submitting the agreement and requesting an order expressly retaining that authority.
The detailed version
- Serverino v. Dourado · No. 1:24-cv-07494
- Valerie Caproni
- June 27, 2025
Background
On June 26, 2025, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement on all issues.
Court’s Orders
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 permitted 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 stated that a request filed after 30 days, or filed without a showing of good cause, could be denied solely on that basis.
The parties could also ask the court to retain jurisdiction, meaning continuing authority, to enforce their settlement agreement. To do so, they had to submit the agreement under Rule 7.A of the court’s Individual Practices and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction, also within 30 days.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice, canceled the scheduled proceedings and deadlines, terminated the open motions, 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.