Walker v. Hayden Products, LLC
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:22-cv-02360
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Walker v. Hayden Products, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs, while allowing limited applications to reopen.
Brian Walker, Hayden Products, LLC, and Coffee Pond, LLC; the case was dismissed with prejudice following the parties’ agreement in principle.
What happened
In Walker v. Hayden Products, LLC, the court was told that the parties had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not describe the agreement's terms.
The court canceled all scheduled conferences and other deadlines. It also directed the Clerk of Court to terminate all open motions and close the case.
The case was dismissed with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, to either party. Within 30 days, the parties could apply to reopen the case for good cause or ask the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement. Judge Valerie Caproni issued the order.
The detailed version
- Walker v. Hayden Products, LLC · No. 1:22-cv-02360
- Valerie Caproni
- Oct. 21, 2022
Background
The plaintiff is Brian Walker, and the defendants are Hayden Products, LLC and Coffee Pond, LLC. On October 20, 2022, the court was notified that, through the magistrate judge, the parties had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not provide the settlement terms or explain the underlying claims.
Court’s action
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. It directed the Clerk of Court to terminate all open motions and close the case.
Reopening and settlement enforcement
The order allowed the parties 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. The order stated that an application filed after 30 days, or without a showing of good cause, could be denied solely on that basis.
The order also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement under Rule 7.A of the court’s Individual Practices and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction. Judge Valerie Caproni entered the order on October 21, 2022.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.