Loadholt v. YMI Jeanswear, Inc.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:22-cv-04582
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Loadholt v. YMI Jeanswear, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice, without costs, and without binding absent putative class members.
Christopher Loadholt and YMI Jeanswear, Inc.; any settlement and the dismissal do not bind absent putative class members.
What happened
In Loadholt v. YMI Jeanswear, the parties told the court they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The court canceled scheduled conferences and deadlines.
The court dismissed the case with prejudice and ordered that neither party pay costs or attorneys’ fees. It closed the case and amended the caption to remove language stating that Christopher Loadholt sued for a proposed class. The dismissal and any settlement apply only to Loadholt and YMI Jeanswear and do not bind absent putative class members because the parties did not notify the court that they would follow the required class-settlement procedure.
Judge Valerie Caproni allowed the parties 30 days to ask to reopen the case by showing good cause. Within that same period, they could also submit their settlement agreement and ask the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce it.
The detailed version
- Loadholt v. YMI Jeanswear, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-04582
- Valerie Caproni
- July 28, 2022
Background
On July 27, 2022, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The order does not describe the agreement’s terms.
Court’s 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 was directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.
The parties could apply to reopen the case within 30 days. The order states that such an application had to show good cause for keeping the case open in light of the settlement, and that a late application or one lacking a showing of good cause could be denied on that basis alone.
The parties could also ask the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, continuing authority over the case—to enforce their settlement agreement. To do so, they had to submit the agreement and a request for continued jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
Putative Class
The court directed the clerk to remove from the caption the language stating that Christopher Loadholt sued individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. Because the parties had not told the court that they intended to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e), the order states that the dismissal and any settlement operate only between Loadholt and YMI Jeanswear. They do not bind absent putative class members.
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