Artists v. Paradise Square Broadway Limited Partnership
United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE v. Paradise Square Broadway Limited Partnership
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:22-cv-05704
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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United Scenic Artists v. Paradise Square, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs.
United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE; Paradise Square Broadway Limited Partnership; and Bernard Abrams. The case was closed, with no costs or attorneys’ fees awarded to either party, subject to the order’s 30-day provisions for reopening the case or requesting authority to enforce the settlement.
What happened
United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE v. Paradise Square Broadway Limited Partnership and Bernard Abrams was resolved after the parties told the court they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
The court canceled all scheduled conferences and deadlines, terminated all open motions, and directed the clerk to close the case.
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, to either party. The parties had 30 days to ask to reopen the case for good cause and to request that the court retain authority to enforce their settlement agreement, subject to the order’s filing requirements.
The detailed version
- Artists v. Paradise Square Broadway Limited Partnership · No. 1:22-cv-05704
- Valerie Caproni
- Apr. 6, 2023
Background
On April 5, 2023, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues in the case.
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 order allowed the parties to apply to reopen the case within 30 days. Any such application had to show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement, and an application 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—that is, continuing authority—to enforce their settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining that authority within the same 30-day period.
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