Hernandez v. WTS International, LLC
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:24-cv-09931
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Hernandez v. WTS International, Judge Schofield required settlement materials and canceled the conferences and trial.
Ricky Hernandez and WTS International, LLC, whose settlement submissions are due by August 29, 2025 and whose conferences and trial were canceled.
What happened
In Hernandez v. WTS International, LLC, the parties told the court they had reached a settlement agreement in principle.
The court ordered the parties to submit the settlement agreement and a joint letter with supporting evidence by August 29, 2025. The materials must address whether the proposed settlement is fair and reasonable.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield also canceled all conferences and the trial. The order did not approve the settlement itself.
The detailed version
- Hernandez v. WTS International, LLC · No. 1:24-cv-09931
- Lorna Schofield
- Aug. 6, 2025
Background
The court was informed on August 5, 2025, that Ricky Hernandez and WTS International, LLC had reached a settlement agreement in principle.
Order
The court ordered the parties to submit the settlement agreement by August 29, 2025. It also ordered them to submit a joint letter with supporting evidence addressing the findings needed for the court to approve the settlement as fair and reasonable. The order cited decisions discussing those approval requirements.
The court further ordered that all conferences and the trial were canceled. The order did not state that the court had approved the settlement.
Disposition
Judge Lorna G. Schofield ordered the settlement submissions and canceled the scheduled conferences and trial.
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