Langel v. Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:22-cv-00604
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Langel v. Empire Kosher, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice, without costs or attorneys’ fees, and closed it.
Jesse Langel and Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc.; the case was closed after the parties reported an agreement in principle.
What happened
In Langel v. Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc., the parties told the court 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 or attorneys’ fees to either party, and directed the clerk to close the case.
Judge Valerie Caproni allowed the parties 30 days to seek reopening for good cause or ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement agreement.
The detailed version
- Langel v. Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-00604
- Valerie Caproni
- Mar. 31, 2022
Background
On March 29, 2022, Jesse Langel and Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. notified the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement terms.
Court’s Order
The court canceled all previously scheduled conferences and other deadlines. It dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the case could not ordinarily be brought again, and ordered that neither party would receive costs or attorneys’ fees. The clerk was directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.
The court stated that, within 30 days, the parties could apply to reopen the case. Such an application had to show good cause for keeping the case open in light of the settlement. The court also stated that, within the same 30-day period, the parties could ask the court to retain jurisdiction—legal authority to enforce the settlement agreement—by submitting the agreement and a request for an order expressly retaining that authority.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, to either party, and directed that the case be closed. The opinion does not decide the underlying legal claims.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.