Velazquez Cuautle v. Hudson Market 303 LLC
- Ona Wang
- 1:18-cv-02968
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Velazquez Cuautle v. Hudson Market 303 LLC, Magistrate Judge Wang approved a modified settlement, set counsel’s payment at $26,771.30, and dismissed the action with prejudice.
The plaintiffs, plaintiffs’ counsel, and defendants are affected by the approved settlement and dismissal of the action.
What happened
In Velazquez Cuautle v. Hudson Market 303 LLC, the court reviewed the parties’ proposed settlement. On October 29, 2019, it required the plaintiffs to reduce attorney’s fees and costs to $26,771.30 and divide the reduction among them as a condition of approval.
On November 12, 2019, the parties jointly agreed to the required reduction. The settlement provided that plaintiffs’ counsel would receive $26,771.30, with the rest of the settlement amount going to the plaintiffs.
The court approved the modified settlement as fair and reasonable and dismissed the action with prejudice. Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang also directed the Clerk to close the case.
The detailed version
- Velazquez Cuautle v. Hudson Market 303 LLC · No. 1:18-cv-02968
- Ona Wang
- Nov. 14, 2019
Background
On October 29, 2019, the court conditioned approval of the parties’ proposed settlement on the plaintiffs’ agreeing to reduce attorney’s fees and costs to $26,771.30 and divide the reduction among the plaintiffs.
On November 12, 2019, the parties jointly agreed to the fee and cost reduction required by the court.
Ruling
The court approved the parties’ settlement agreement as modified by their November 12 agreement. It found the settlement fair and reasonable under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015). The order states that plaintiffs’ counsel shall receive $26,771.30 and that the remainder of the settlement amount shall go to the plaintiffs.
The court ordered that the action be dismissed with prejudice and directed the Clerk to close the case.
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