Fletcher v. Medgar Evers College
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:20-cv-04163
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Fletcher v. Medgar Evers College, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs to either side.
Sakia Fletcher and the defendants named in the case, including Medgar Evers College and other individuals and entities listed in the caption.
What happened
In Fletcher v. Medgar Evers College, the parties told the court they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
The court canceled all scheduled conferences and other deadlines and directed the Clerk to terminate pending motions and close the case.
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorney fees, while allowing a possible request to reopen within 45 days for good cause.
The detailed version
- Fletcher v. Medgar Evers College · No. 1:20-cv-04163
- Valerie Caproni
- Feb. 2, 2021
Background
On February 1, 2021, 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
The court canceled all previously scheduled conferences and other deadlines. It dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorney fees, to either party. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.
The order allows the parties to apply to reopen the case within 45 days. Such an application must show good cause for keeping the case open in light of the settlement; a late application or one without a showing of good cause may be denied on that basis alone. If the parties want the court to retain jurisdiction—the power to enforce the settlement agreement—they must, within the same 45-day period, submit the agreement under the court's individual practices and ask the court to issue an order expressly retaining jurisdiction. The opinion does not state that the court retained jurisdiction.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.