Martinez v. United States Of America
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:20-cv-07275
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Martinez v. United States, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs, while allowing a 30-day reopening request for good cause.
Richard Martinez and the defendants, because their case was dismissed with prejudice following an agreement resolving all issues.
What happened
In Martinez v. United States of America, the parties informed the court that an agreement had been reached on all issues through a magistrate judge. The order does not describe the agreement’s terms.
The court canceled the scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs—including attorneys’ fees—and directed the clerk to close the case and terminate all open motions.
Judge Valerie Caproni allowed the parties 30 days to request reopening by showing good cause. During that period, they could also ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement by submitting the agreement and a specific request for continued jurisdiction.
The detailed version
- Martinez v. United States Of America · No. 1:20-cv-07275
- Valerie Caproni
- Aug. 23, 2022
Background
On August 12, 2022, the court was notified that the parties had reached an agreement on all issues through a magistrate judge. The order does not state the agreement’s terms.
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 of the order. Any such application had to show good cause for keeping the case open in light of the settlement. The court stated that a request filed after 30 days, or without a showing of good cause, could be denied on that basis alone.
The order also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—meaning authority to enforce the 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 and directed that it be closed, subject to the stated 30-day procedures for seeking reopening or continued jurisdiction to enforce the settlement.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.