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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 20, 2025

Brinkmeyer v. Mediacom Communication Corporation

Judge
Philip Halpern
Docket
7:24-cv-09236
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Brinkmeyer v. Mediacom Communication Corporation, Judge Halpern ordered settlement-related filings after the parties reached agreement on all issues.

Who this affects

Lucas Brinkmeyer, the others identified in the caption as similarly situated, and Mediacom Communication Corporation.

What happened

In Brinkmeyer v. Mediacom Communication Corporation, the docket showed that the parties had participated in mediation and reached an agreement on all issues.

The court ordered the parties to file by February 28, 2025, either a joint Cheeks submission with a fully signed proposed settlement agreement or a proposed judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68.

Judge Philip M. Halpern issued this order on February 20, 2025. The opinion does not state that the court approved the settlement or entered judgment.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Brinkmeyer v. Mediacom Communication Corporation · No. 7:24-cv-09236
Judge
Philip Halpern
Date
Feb. 20, 2025

Background

The docket indicated that mediation had been held and that the parties had reached agreement on all issues. The opinion identifies Lucas Brinkmeyer as the plaintiff, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and Mediacom Communication Corporation as the defendant.

Order

The court ordered the parties to file, by February 28, 2025, one of two sets of documents: (1) a joint Cheeks submission and a fully executed proposed settlement agreement, or (2) a proposed judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68. A Cheeks submission is a filing asking the court to review a settlement in certain wage-related cases, although this opinion does not identify the claims in the case or explain which settlement-review requirements apply.

Effect of the Order

This order required settlement-related filings but did not state that the court approved the settlement, entered judgment, or dismissed the case. The opinion also does not describe the settlement's terms. Judge Philip M. Halpern signed the order on February 20, 2025, in White Plains, New York.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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