Reineck v. Montefiore Medical Center
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:19-cv-05470
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Reineck v. Montefiore Medical Center, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs, subject to a 15-day reopening procedure.
Christopher Reineck, Montefiore Medical Center, and Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; the case was dismissed under the parties’ agreement.
What happened
Reineck v. Montefiore Medical Center involved an agreement in principle between the parties that resolved all issues in the case.
The court canceled all scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, ended all pending motions, and closed the case. The parties could ask to reopen the case within 15 days if they showed good cause. They also had 15 days to ask the court to keep power to enforce their settlement agreement by submitting the agreement and a separate request.
Judge Valerie Caproni entered the order on March 18, 2020. The order does not describe the settlement’s terms or the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Reineck v. Montefiore Medical Center · No. 1:19-cv-05470
- Valerie Caproni
- Mar. 18, 2020
Background
The court received notice from Magistrate Judge Aaron that the parties had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not state the terms of that agreement or describe the claims underlying the case.
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.
Reopening and Settlement Enforcement
The parties could apply to reopen the case within 15 days. The application had to show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement, and the court warned that a late application or one 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 the settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining that authority within the same 15-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 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.