Espinales v. Proper Hospitality Solutions, LLC
- Andrew Carter
- 1:24-cv-08599
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Espinales v. Proper Hospitality Solutions, LLC, Judge Carter directed the parties to submit a proposed settlement and fairness memorandum without approving the settlement.
Katherine Espinales, IMCMV Holdings, Inc., and Proper Hospitality Solutions, LLC, whose settlement filings are due July 31, 2025; all other case deadlines were postponed indefinitely.
What happened
In Espinales v. Proper Hospitality Solutions, LLC, the court received a report that Katherine Espinales and the defendants had agreed in principle to settle the case.
The court ordered the parties to file their proposed settlement and a joint memorandum of no more than 10 pages. The memorandum must explain why the settlement is fair and reasonable and address concerns identified by the appeals court in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. The filings are due July 31, 2025.
Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. also postponed all other deadlines indefinitely. This order directed settlement-related filings but did not approve the proposed settlement or decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Espinales v. Proper Hospitality Solutions, LLC · No. 1:24-cv-08599
- Andrew Carter
- June 24, 2025
Background
The court stated that it had received a report that the parties had agreed in principle to settle the matter. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or provide the proposed settlement's terms.
Order
The court directed the parties to file two documents by July 31, 2025:
- the proposed settlement; and - a joint memorandum of law of no more than 10 pages explaining why the settlement is fair and reasonable and why it does not raise concerns identified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015).
The court also adjourned all other deadlines indefinitely. The order did not approve the settlement, resolve the underlying claims, or state whether the settlement would ultimately be accepted.
Disposition
Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. entered an order directing the parties to submit the proposed settlement and joint memorandum by the stated deadline. Because the order addressed settlement procedures and did not reach the merits of the dispute, this is a procedural order.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.