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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 24, 2025

McNeil v. City of New York

Judge
Ona Wang
Docket
1:24-cv-07681
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Steven McNeil v. City of New York, Judge Wang approved the parties’ proposed settlement as fair and reasonable and directed the Clerk to close the case.

Who this affects

Steven McNeil and the other plaintiffs, and the City of New York. The proposed settlement was approved and the case was directed to be closed.

What happened

In Steven McNeil, et al. v. City of New York, the court reviewed the parties’ settlement submission under the required settlement-review standard.

The court found that the proposed settlement was fair and reasonable.

Judge Ona T. Wang directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or describe the underlying claims.

The detailed version

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

Case
McNeil v. City of New York · No. 1:24-cv-07681
Judge
Ona Wang
Date
Nov. 24, 2025

Proceeding

The court reviewed the parties’ settlement submission under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015). The opinion does not state the claims underlying the settlement or provide its terms.

Ruling

Judge Ona T. Wang found that the proposed settlement was fair and reasonable. The Clerk of Court was respectfully directed to close the case.

Disposition

The settlement was approved, and the Clerk was directed to close the case. The order does not state that the case was dismissed with or without prejudice.

The authoritative version

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