Girotto v. Chloe Boutique S.A., Inc.

Background

Defendants Chloe Boutique S.A., Inc. and Soho Centrale, LLC, through their counsel, told the court that they and plaintiff Luigi Girotto had reached an agreement in principle to resolve the case. With the plaintiff’s counsel’s consent, defendants asked the court to stay all deadlines for 30 days so the parties could finalize the agreement and file a dismissal document.

Ruling

The court granted the application. It canceled all previously scheduled conferences and other deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice, and ordered that neither party would receive costs, including attorneys’ fees, from the other. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.

The order allowed the parties to apply to reopen the case within 30 days. Such an 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 also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce their settlement agreement—they had to submit the agreement and request that authority within the same 30-day period. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.