Vuppala v. Fedex Office and Print Services, Inc.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:19-cv-04451
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Vuppala v. FedEx Corporation, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and no costs to either side.
Kiran Vuppala, Fedex Corporation, and West 4th St. Associates, L.L.C.; the case was dismissed with prejudice, with no costs or attorneys’ fees awarded to either side.
What happened
In Vuppala v. Fedex Office and Print Services, Inc., the parties told the court they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
The court canceled scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice, ordered that neither side receive costs or attorneys’ fees, and directed the clerk to close the case.
Judge Valerie Caproni also allowed the parties to seek reopening within 30 days for good cause and explained how they could ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement.
The detailed version
- Vuppala v. Fedex Office and Print Services, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-04451
- Valerie Caproni
- Feb. 6, 2020
Background
On February 5, 2020, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms.
Ruling
Judge Valerie Caproni ordered that all previously scheduled conferences and other deadlines be canceled. The court dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, to either party. It directed the clerk to terminate all open motions and close the case.
The court stated that the parties could 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 court also explained that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—legal authority—to enforce the settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request that authority within the same 30-day period.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.