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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 8, 2021

Cruz v. Tahe Outdoors North America, Inc.

Judge
Valerie Caproni
Docket
1:20-cv-05821
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Cruz v. Tahe Outdoors North America, Inc., Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs.

Who this affects

The parties to the settled case, Shael Cruz and Tahe Outdoors North America, Inc.

What happened

Cruz v. Tahe Outdoors North America, Inc. involved a dispute that the parties agreed in principle to resolve after court-ordered mediation.

The mediator sent the court a final report stating that the parties had reached an agreement resolving all issues. The court canceled previously scheduled conferences and deadlines.

Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, and directed the Clerk to close it. The parties had 30 days to request reopening for good cause or ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement agreement.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Cruz v. Tahe Outdoors North America, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-05821
Judge
Valerie Caproni
Date
Feb. 8, 2021

Background

The court received a final report from the mediator stating that the parties had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues after court-ordered mediation.

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.

The parties could apply within 30 days to reopen the case by showing good cause for keeping it open despite their settlement. The court also stated that, within the same 30-day period, the parties could ask the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce the settlement agreement—by submitting the agreement and a request for an order expressly retaining that authority. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms.

The authoritative version

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