Dinis v. New York City Department of Education
Dinis Athanasios v. New York City Department of Education, Christina Koza, Principal of Spring Creek Community School
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:22-cv-07741
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Dinis Athanasios v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs.
Dinis Athanasios and the New York City Department of Education, Christina Koza, and the Principal of Spring Creek Community School. The case was closed based on a settlement, with no costs or attorneys’ fees awarded to either party.
What happened
Dinis Athanasios v. New York City Department of Education involved an agreement reached on all issues through the magistrate judge. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms.
The court canceled all scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, terminated all open motions, and closed the case. The parties may ask to reopen the case within 30 days by showing good cause.
Judge Valerie Caproni issued the order. The parties may also ask the court within 30 days to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement, but they must submit the agreement and request such an order.
The detailed version
- Dinis v. New York City Department of Education · No. 1:22-cv-07741
- Valerie Caproni
- Nov. 19, 2025
Background
The court was notified on November 18, 2025, that the parties had reached an agreement on all issues through the magistrate judge. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms.
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.
Possible reopening and enforcement
The parties may apply to reopen the case within 30 days of the order. Any such application must show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement. A request filed after 30 days or without a showing of good cause may be denied on that basis.
If the parties want the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to oversee enforcement—to enforce their settlement agreement, they must, within the same 30-day period, submit the settlement agreement under Rule 7.A of the court’s Individual Practices and ask the court to issue an order expressly retaining jurisdiction.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.