Rodriguez v. Wayfair, LLC

Background

On August 2, 2023, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues. The opinion does not provide the agreement’s terms.

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. The clerk was directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.

The court 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 despite the parties’ settlement. The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction within that same 30-day period.

Class allegations

The court directed the clerk to remove the caption language stating that Omar Rodriguez was proceeding individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. Because the parties had not notified the court that they intended to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e), the dismissal and any settlement operated only between Rodriguez and Wayfair, LLC. They did not bind absent putative class members.

Disposition

Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice, without costs or attorneys’ fees to either party, and ordered the case closed. The order did not decide the underlying claims on their merits.