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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 9, 2021

DGI-BNSF Corp. v. TRT LeaseCo, LLC

Judge
Valerie Caproni
Docket
1:18-cv-03252
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In DGI-BNSF Corp. v. TRT LeaseCo, LLC, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs to either party.

Who this affects

DGI-BNSF Corp. and TRT LeaseCo, LLC; the case was closed after the parties reported an agreement in principle.

What happened

DGI-BNSF Corp. v. TRT LeaseCo, LLC involved a dispute that the parties told the court they had agreed in principle to resolve.

Based on that notice, the court canceled all scheduled conferences and deadlines, ended all open motions, and closed the case.

Judge Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, to either party; the parties could seek to reopen it within 30 days for good cause.

The detailed version

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

Case
DGI-BNSF Corp. v. TRT LeaseCo, LLC · No. 1:18-cv-03252
Judge
Valerie Caproni
Date
Mar. 9, 2021

Background

On March 5, 2021, 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 of Court 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 holding the case open despite 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 stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.

The authoritative version

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