Lewandowski v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:20-cv-00948
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Lewandowski v. Chipotle, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs, while allowing a 30-day request to reopen.
Camille Lewandowski and Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.; the case was closed based on the parties’ agreement in principle, with a limited 30-day opportunity to seek reopening or retention of jurisdiction under the order’s conditions.
What happened
In Lewandowski v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., the court was told that the parties had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
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.
Judge Caproni allowed the parties 30 days to request reopening for good cause and explained how they could ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement agreement.
The detailed version
- Lewandowski v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-00948
- Valerie Caproni
- Oct. 22, 2020
Background
The court stated that Magistrate Judge Moses had notified it that the parties reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms.
Orders
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 were allowed to apply to reopen the case within 30 days. Any such application had to show good cause for keeping the case open in light of the settlement. The court stated that a request filed after 30 days or without a showing of good cause could be denied on that basis alone.
The court also explained 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 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, subject to the stated 30-day procedures for requesting reopening or retention of jurisdiction.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.