Angeles v. Medela LLC
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:20-cv-09967
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Angeles v. Medela LLC, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs, allowing a 30-day reopening request.
Jenisa Angeles, the putative class of similarly situated people identified in the complaint, and Medela LLC are affected because the case was dismissed with prejudice and closed after the parties reported reaching an agreement in principle.
What happened
In Angeles v. Medela LLC, the parties told the court they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The court canceled the scheduled conferences and other deadlines.
The court dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, and directed the clerk to close the case and terminate all open motions.
Judge Valerie Caproni allowed the parties 30 days to seek reopening for good cause and to request that the court retain authority to enforce their settlement agreement, subject to submitting the agreement and a request within that period.
The detailed version
- Angeles v. Medela LLC · No. 1:20-cv-09967
- Valerie Caproni
- Jan. 5, 2021
Background
Jenisa Angeles brought the case on behalf of herself and others similarly situated against Medela LLC. The parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
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 order allows the parties to apply to reopen the case within 30 days. Such an application must show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement. The order states that a request filed after 30 days, or without a showing of good cause, may be denied solely on that basis.
The parties may also ask the court to retain jurisdiction, meaning authority, to enforce their settlement agreement. To do so, they must submit the settlement agreement and a request for an order expressly retaining jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
The court dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs and closed the case. This was a settlement-based disposition; the order does not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims. Judge Valerie Caproni signed the order.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.