Chacko v. Office of the New York State Comptroller
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:20-cv-10697
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Chacko v. Office of the New York State Comptroller, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs.
Ruby Chacko, the Office of the New York State Comptroller, and Thomas P. DiNapoli in his official capacity.
What happened
In Chacko v. Office of the New York State Comptroller, the parties reached an agreement covering all remaining issues in the case.
The court canceled the scheduled conferences and deadlines. It also ordered that the case be dismissed with prejudice and that neither side pay costs or attorneys’ fees.
Judge Caproni directed the Clerk of Court to close the case and terminate pending motions. The parties had 30 days to ask to reopen the case for good cause, and they could ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement by filing the agreement and a separate request within that period.
The detailed version
- Chacko v. Office of the New York State Comptroller · No. 1:20-cv-10697
- Valerie Caproni
- May 24, 2022
Background
The court stated that the Mediation Department had notified it on May 23, 2022, that the parties had reached an agreement on all remaining issues. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the terms of the settlement.
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
The parties were permitted 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. The order stated that a request filed after 30 days, or filed without a showing of good cause, could be denied on that basis alone.
If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—meaning continuing authority—to enforce their settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining that authority within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, directed that it be closed, and terminated the open motions.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.