Hristidis v. York Preparatory School
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:22-cv-10182
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Hristidis v. York Preparatory School, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs.
Simone Hristidis, York Preparatory School, and Ronald Stewart; the case was dismissed after a mediated agreement resolving all issues.
What happened
Simone Hristidis sued York Preparatory School and Ronald Stewart in Hristidis v. York Preparatory School. The court was notified that mediation had produced an agreement resolving all issues.
The court canceled scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs or attorneys’ fees to either party, terminated pending motions, and closed the case.
Judge Caproni also allowed the parties to seek reopening within 30 days if they showed good cause. They could ask the court to keep power to enforce the settlement only by submitting the agreement and a separate request within that period.
The detailed version
- Hristidis v. York Preparatory School · No. 1:22-cv-10182
- Valerie Caproni
- Apr. 11, 2023
Background
The court was notified on April 10, 2023, that mediation had resulted in an agreement resolving all issues in the case.
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 of Court 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. The order stated that a request filed after 30 days, or without a showing of good cause, could be denied solely on that basis.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, continuing authority—to enforce the settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs to either party, terminated the open motions, and directed that the case be closed.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.