Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Schenker, Inc.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:19-cv-04201
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Schenker, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice, without costs, and closed it.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. and Schenker, Inc.; the caption also names XYZ Corp. as a defendant.
What happened
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Schenker, Inc. was resolved after the parties told the court they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
Judge Caproni canceled the scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice, ordered that neither side pay costs or attorneys’ fees, terminated open motions, and closed the case.
Judge Valerie Caproni allowed the parties to ask to reopen the case within 30 days if they showed good cause. They could also ask the court to keep authority to enforce their settlement by filing the agreement and a separate request within that period.
The detailed version
- Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Schenker, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-04201
- Valerie Caproni
- Jan. 30, 2020
Background
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 agreement’s terms.
Order
The court canceled all previously scheduled conferences and other deadlines. It dismissed the case with prejudice and ordered that neither party would receive costs, including attorneys’ fees. The clerk was directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.
The parties could apply to reopen the case within 30 days, but the application had to show good cause for keeping the case open in light of their settlement. The order stated that a request filed after 30 days, or filed without a showing of good cause, could be denied on that basis alone.
If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—meaning continuing authority—to enforce their 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 and without costs, terminated the open motions, and closed the case. The order did not decide the underlying dispute on its merits; it resolved the case based on the parties’ agreement in principle.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.