Velasquez v. 11 Hanover Group LLC
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:23-cv-01397
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Velasquez v. 11 Hanover Group, Judge Caproni dismissed the settled case with prejudice and without costs.
Ricardo Velasquez, 11 Hanover Group LLC, and 11 Hanover Square Corp.; the case was dismissed with prejudice after the parties reached an agreement in principle.
What happened
Ricardo Velasquez sued 11 Hanover Group LLC and 11 Hanover Square Corp. The parties told the court they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
The court cancelled scheduled conferences and deadlines and dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees. The Clerk was directed to terminate open motions and close the case.
Judge Valerie Caproni allowed the parties 30 days to seek reopening for good cause or to ask the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement.
The detailed version
- Velasquez v. 11 Hanover Group LLC · No. 1:23-cv-01397
- Valerie Caproni
- July 21, 2023
Background
The parties notified the court on July 18, 2023, that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues in the case. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
Order
The court cancelled 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 parties may apply to reopen the case within 30 days, but the application must show good cause for keeping the case open despite the settlement. The court also stated that, if the parties want it to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement, they must submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
Effect
This order ended the case based on the parties’ agreement and did not decide the underlying claims. The court’s dismissal was with prejudice, and the order awarded no costs or attorneys’ fees to either party.
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