Lozada v. Taskus
Humberto Lozada and Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Taskus, Inc. et al.
- John Cronan
- 1:22-cv-01479
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Lozada v. Taskus, Judge Cronan adopted a recommendation approving distribution of class settlement funds, with a separate order to follow.
The plaintiffs, the settlement claimants, and the parties to the settlement are affected by the approved process for distributing the Net Settlement Fund, including the provisions on delayed checks, cy pres recipients, and the scope of the release.
What happened
In Humberto Lozada and Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Taskus, Inc. et al., the plaintiffs asked the court to approve distributing the net settlement fund from the parties’ settlement.
Magistrate Judge Gary Stein recommended granting the request, with three changes addressing delayed checks, court approval of any recipient of unclaimed funds, and the scope of the settlement release. No party objected before the deadline.
Judge Cronan reviewed the recommendation and adopted it in its entirety. The court said it would separately enter the revised order approving distribution and directed the clerk to close the motion docket.
The detailed version
- Lozada v. Taskus · No. 1:22-cv-01479
- John Cronan
- July 16, 2026
Background
On June 10, 2026, the plaintiffs filed a motion seeking approval to distribute the Net Settlement Fund created by the settlement of this litigation. The court referred the motion to Magistrate Judge Gary Stein.
Report and Recommendation
Judge Stein recommended granting the motion and entering the parties’ proposed order approving distribution, subject to three revisions:
- The order would state that a claimant does not lose the right to cash a distribution check within the specified period if the claimant did not receive the check during that period.
- The order would require court approval of any recipient of unclaimed funds through a cy pres award, meaning funds distributed to an alternative recipient when they cannot be paid directly to eligible claimants.
- The order would limit the scope of the settlement release to avoid unintended consequences.
The Report and Recommendation advised the parties that they had fourteen days to object and warned that failing to object on time would prevent appellate review. No objections were filed, and the objection period expired.
Ruling
The court stated that it conducted a de novo review, meaning an independent review, even though no objections were filed. Judge Cronan found Judge Stein’s recommendations well-founded and consistent with prevailing law. The court adopted the Report and Recommendation in its entirety and stated that it would separately enter an order approving distribution of the Net Settlement Fund in the revised form attached to the recommendation. The clerk was directed to close Docket Number 209.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.