Cunha v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:21-cv-08970
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Cunha v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs.
The parties to the case: Zachary Cunha, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. doing business as Chase Auto Finance, and Vroom, Inc. The dismissal ended the case with prejudice and without costs, while allowing a 30-day period for a possible reopening application or a request for retained jurisdiction to enforce the settlement.
What happened
In Cunha v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, the parties notified the court through mediation that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
The court canceled scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, terminated all open motions, and closed the case.
Judge Valerie Caproni allowed the parties 30 days to seek reopening for good cause or to ask the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement.
The detailed version
- Cunha v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. · No. 1:21-cv-08970
- Valerie Caproni
- Mar. 25, 2022
Background
The parties informed the court through mediation on March 23, 2022, that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not describe the agreement’s terms or the underlying claims.
Ruling
The court ordered that all previously scheduled conferences and other deadlines be canceled. 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.
Possible Reopening or Enforcement
The parties were permitted to apply within 30 days to reopen the case. Any such application had to show good cause for keeping the case open in light of the settlement. The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—the authority to oversee enforcement—to enforce their settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs and directed that it be closed, subject to the stated 30-day procedures.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.