Castro v. J.C. Western Supply, Inc.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:23-cv-04488
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Castro v. J.C. Western Supply, Judge Caproni dismissed the plaintiff’s claims with prejudice after the parties reported reaching a settlement.
Felix Castro and J.C. Western Supply, Inc.; the case was closed after the parties reported reaching a settlement.
What happened
Felix Castro and J.C. Western Supply, Inc. jointly informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle and were preparing a written agreement. They asked to postpone pending deadlines and receive 30 days to file a dismissal agreement.
The court dismissed Castro’s claims with prejudice and directed the clerk to terminate all open motions and deadlines and close the case. The order allowed the parties to apply within 30 days to reopen the case if they showed good cause related to their settlement.
Judge Valerie Caproni also stated that the parties could ask the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement by submitting the agreement and requesting an order expressly retaining that jurisdiction. The court did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Castro v. J.C. Western Supply, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-04488
- Valerie Caproni
- Aug. 15, 2023
Background
The parties jointly notified the court that they had reached a settlement in principle and were working on a formal written settlement agreement. They requested that the court postpone all pending dates, including the deadline for J.C. Western Supply, Inc. to respond to the complaint, and give them 30 days to file an agreement dismissing the case.
Order
The court ordered that Felix Castro’s claims be dismissed with prejudice. It directed the clerk to terminate all open motions and deadlines and close the case. The order stated that, within 30 days, the parties could apply to reopen the case, but the application had to show good cause for keeping the case open in light of the settlement. A request filed after 30 days or without a showing of good cause could be denied on that basis alone.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction within the same 30-day period. The opinion does not address the merits of Castro’s underlying claims.
Disposition
Judge Valerie Caproni dismissed the claims with prejudice, terminated the pending motions and deadlines, and closed the case.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.