Creative Photographers, Inc. v. MP 36 West 10th Street LLC
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:19-cv-06145
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Creative Photographers v. MP 36 West 10th Street, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs.
Creative Photographers, Inc., MP 36 West 10th Street, LLC, and Baeble Media, LLC; the case was closed after the parties reported an agreement in principle.
What happened
Creative Photographers, Inc. and MP 36 West 10th Street, LLC, along with Baeble Media, LLC, told the court they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
The court canceled scheduled conferences and deadlines, terminated all open motions, and ordered the case closed. It also stated that the parties could ask to reopen the case within 30 days if they showed good cause.
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed Creative Photographers, Inc. v. MP 36 West 10th Street LLC with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, to either party. The court could retain authority to enforce the settlement only if the parties timely submitted the settlement agreement and requested that authority.
The detailed version
- Creative Photographers, Inc. v. MP 36 West 10th Street LLC · No. 1:19-cv-06145
- Valerie Caproni
- Dec. 27, 2019
Background
On December 23, 2019, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s specific terms.
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 were permitted to apply to reopen the case within 30 days. Any such application had to show good cause for keeping the case open in light of the settlement. The court stated that a request filed after 30 days or without a showing of good cause could be denied on that basis alone.
The court also explained that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce the settlement—they had to submit the settlement agreement and request an order expressly retaining that authority within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, terminated the open motions, and directed that the case be closed. The opinion does not decide the merits of the underlying dispute.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.