Melwani v. XYZ Entity
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:19-cv-08628
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Melwani v. XYZ Entity, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice, without costs, and closed it.
The dismissal affected Prakash Melwani, XYZ ENTITY d/b/a NATURE REPUBLIC, and JOHN/JANE DOE. It ended the case based on the parties’ reported settlement agreement in principle and imposed no costs or attorneys’ fees on either party.
What happened
In Melwani v. XYZ Entity, the parties told the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
The court canceled all scheduled conferences and other deadlines. It also ended the case with prejudice and ordered that neither party pay costs or attorneys’ fees.
Judge Caproni directed the Clerk to close the case and terminate pending motions. The parties could ask to reopen it within 30 days by showing good cause; they could also request that the court retain authority to enforce their settlement by submitting the agreement and a specific request within that period.
The detailed version
- Melwani v. XYZ Entity · No. 1:19-cv-08628
- Valerie Caproni
- Jan. 6, 2020
Background
On January 2, 2020, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not provide the agreement’s 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 order allowed 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. A request filed after 30 days or without a showing of good cause could be denied on that basis alone.
The order also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, continuing authority—to enforce the 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 dismissed the case with prejudice, without costs to either party, terminated the open motions, and closed the case.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.