Welfare v. Media
Trustees of the Welfare, Pension and Annuity Funds of Local No. One, I.A.T.S.E. v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:19-cv-02748
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Trustees v. NBCUniversal, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice, canceled deadlines, and allowed limited reopening within 30 days for good cause.
The parties, Trustees of the Welfare, Pension and Annuity Funds of Local No. One, I.A.T.S.E. and NBCUniversal Media, LLC, were affected by the dismissal, case closure, and settlement-related deadlines.
What happened
Trustees of the Welfare, Pension and Annuity Funds of Local No. One, I.A.T.S.E. v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC involved parties who reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues during a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Aaron.
The court canceled previously scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs or attorneys’ fees to either party, terminated open motions, and closed the case. The parties could ask to reopen the case within 30 days by showing good cause.
Judge Valerie Caproni entered the order on January 29, 2020. The order also required the parties to submit their settlement agreement and request an express order if they wanted the court to retain authority to enforce that agreement.
The detailed version
- Welfare v. Media · No. 1:19-cv-02748
- Valerie Caproni
- Jan. 29, 2020
Background
The parties reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues during a January 15, 2020 settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Aaron. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
Court’s 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 despite the settlement. The order stated that a request filed after 30 days or without a showing of good cause could be denied solely on that basis.
If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce the settlement agreement—they had to submit the settlement agreement and a request for an order expressly retaining jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs to either party, terminated the open motions, and directed that the case be closed. The order did not decide the underlying claims on their merits.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.