Bodiford v. Medrite Midtown West LLC
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:24-cv-05785
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Bodiford v. Medrite Midtown West LLC, Judge Schofield ordered settlement materials and canceled all conferences and trial dates.
The plaintiffs, Medrite Midtown West, LLC, and the scheduled conferences and trial dates in the case were affected. The parties were required to submit settlement materials by February 11, 2025.
What happened
Bodiford v. Medrite Midtown West LLC concerns claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state and city discrimination laws. On December 23, 2024, the parties told the court that they had reached a settlement agreement in principle.
The parties asked for additional time to submit their agreement and supporting materials for court review. The order required them to submit the settlement agreement and a joint letter by February 11, 2025, addressing whether the agreement was fair and reasonable.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield canceled all conferences and trial dates. The order did not itself approve the proposed settlement; it required the parties to submit materials for the court’s review.
The detailed version
- Bodiford v. Medrite Midtown West LLC · No. 1:24-cv-05785
- Lorna Schofield
- Jan. 13, 2025
Background
The plaintiffs’ counsel and counsel for Medrite Midtown West, LLC jointly informed the court by letter on December 23, 2024, that the parties had reached a settlement agreement in principle. The letter stated that the case was brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage-and-hour law, as well as New York State and New York City discrimination laws. The parties requested that scheduled case-management and other dates be postponed while they prepared settlement materials.
Order
The court ordered the parties to submit the settlement agreement and a joint letter with supporting evidence by February 11, 2025. The letter must address the findings the court needs to make in deciding whether the proposed settlement is fair and reasonable. The court cited decisions describing the review required for Fair Labor Standards Act settlements.
The court also ordered that all conferences and trial dates be canceled. This order did not state that the settlement had been approved or decide the parties’ underlying claims.
Read the full 3-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.