Velasquez v. Blank Jewelry LLC
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:22-cv-03548
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Velasquez v. Blank Jewelry LLC, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice, without costs, and closed it.
Ricardo Velasquez, Blank Jewelry LLC, and 395 Bleecker Partners LLC; the case was dismissed with prejudice, and neither party was awarded costs or attorneys’ fees.
What happened
In Velasquez v. Blank Jewelry LLC, the parties told the court they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The court canceled the scheduled conferences and deadlines.
The court dismissed the case with prejudice and ordered that neither side pay costs or attorneys’ fees. It directed the clerk to terminate open motions and close the case.
Judge Valerie Caproni allowed the parties to seek reopening within 30 days if they showed good cause. If they wanted the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement, they also had to submit the settlement agreement and request that authority within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Velasquez v. Blank Jewelry LLC · No. 1:22-cv-03548
- Valerie Caproni
- Aug. 31, 2022
Background
On August 29, 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.
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 were permitted to apply to reopen the case within 30 days. Such an application had to show good cause for keeping the case open in light of the settlement, and a request filed after 30 days or without a showing of good cause could be denied on that basis alone. The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—legal authority—to enforce their settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining that jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice, without costs or attorneys’ fees to either party, and directed that the case be closed. The order resolved the case through the parties’ reported settlement rather than addressing the underlying claims.
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