Rodenburg v. Chrismatic Studios Corp.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:21-cv-07308
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Rodenburg v. Charismatic Studios, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs.
Patsy Rodenburg, Charismatic Studios Corp. d/b/a Michael Howard Studios, and Gabrielle Berberich; the case was closed, with a 30-day opportunity to seek reopening or court retention of authority to enforce the settlement.
What happened
In Rodenburg v. Charismatic Studios Corp., the parties reached a settlement before Magistrate Judge Moses on June 15, 2022.
The court canceled all scheduled conferences and deadlines, terminated all open motions, and directed the Clerk to close the case. The parties may ask to reopen the case within 30 days if they show good cause. They may also ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement by filing the settlement agreement and a request within that same period.
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, to either party.
The detailed version
- Rodenburg v. Chrismatic Studios Corp. · No. 1:21-cv-07308
- Valerie Caproni
- June 16, 2022
Background The parties reached a settlement on June 15, 2022, before Magistrate Judge Moses.
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.
The parties may apply to reopen the case within 30 days, but the application must show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement. A request filed after 30 days or without a showing of good cause may be denied on that basis alone. If the parties want the court to retain jurisdiction—meaning authority—to enforce the settlement agreement, they must submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
Disposition Judge Valerie Caproni entered the settlement-based dismissal and closed the case. The court did not decide the underlying claims on their merits.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.