Buder v. The Fire Department of the City of New York
- Ona Wang
- 1:23-cv-10890
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Christopher Buder v. The Fire Department of the City of New York, Judge Wang approved the settlement as fair and reasonable and directed the case closed.
The plaintiffs and defendants in the case are affected because the court approved their proposed settlement as fair and reasonable and directed that the case be closed.
What happened
In Christopher Buder, et al. v. The Fire Department of the City of New York, et al., the parties submitted a joint proposed settlement for the court’s review.
The court reviewed the submission under the required settlement-review standard and found that the proposed settlement was fair and reasonable. It directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ona T. Wang issued the order on October 10, 2025. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or describe the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Buder v. The Fire Department of the City of New York · No. 1:23-cv-10890
- Ona Wang
- Oct. 10, 2025
Background
The parties filed a joint submission proposing to settle the case. The court reviewed that submission under the settlement-review requirement discussed in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.
Court’s Analysis
The court reviewed the proposed settlement and found that it was fair and reasonable. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms or identify the underlying claims.
Disposition
The court directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. Judge Ona T. Wang signed the order.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.