Pantaleoni v. Landau
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:19-cv-11291
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Pantaleoni v. Landau, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs, while permitting limited reopening applications.
Anthony Pantaleoni, Elaine Landau, and Richard Landau; the case was closed after the parties reported reaching an agreement in principle.
What happened
In Pantaleoni v. Landau, the parties told the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The order does not describe the underlying claims or settlement terms.
The court canceled scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, and directed the clerk to close the case and terminate all open motions. The parties could apply within 30 days to reopen the case by showing good cause. They could also ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement by submitting the agreement and a specific request within that period.
Judge Valerie Caproni entered the order on July 23, 2020. The order did not decide the underlying legal claims.
The detailed version
- Pantaleoni v. Landau · No. 1:19-cv-11291
- Valerie Caproni
- July 23, 2020
Background
On July 23, 2020, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not identify the claims or provide the terms of the agreement.
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 was directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.
The parties could apply to reopen the case within 30 days. Such an application had to show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement, and an application filed after 30 days or without a showing of good cause could be denied on that basis alone. The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce the settlement agreement—they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and closed it. The order resolved the case based on the parties’ settlement agreement rather than deciding the underlying claims.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.