Monegro v. Mikes Hot Honey, Inc.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:20-cv-10097
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Monegro v. Mikes Hot Honey, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs, while allowing limited reopening requests within 30 days.
Frankie Monegro, the putative class, and Mikes Hot Honey, Inc.; the case was dismissed with prejudice and without costs to either party.
What happened
Monegro v. Mikes Hot Honey, Inc. involved a case in which the parties told the court they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
The court canceled previously scheduled conferences and other deadlines after receiving notice of that agreement.
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, directed the Clerk to close it, and allowed the parties to seek reopening within 30 days for good cause. The parties could also ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement by submitting the agreement and a specific request within that period.
The detailed version
- Monegro v. Mikes Hot Honey, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-10097
- Valerie Caproni
- Mar. 25, 2021
Background
The parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the terms of the agreement.
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.
Reopening and Settlement Enforcement
Within 30 days, the parties could apply to reopen the case. Any such application had to show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement and had to be filed within that 30-day period. The court stated that a late request or one lacking a showing of good cause could be denied solely for that reason. If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, 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.
Classification
This is a procedural order because the court dismissed the case based on the parties’ agreement rather than deciding the underlying claims on their merits.
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