Cuevas v. Our Children First, Inc.
- Stewart Aaron
- 1:19-cv-07322
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Cuevas v. Our Children First, Inc., Judge Aaron granted the parties’ request for a one-day extension to file a settlement-approval motion.
The extension affected Judith Cuevas and Our Children First, Inc., by allowing additional time to file their proposed settlement-approval motion.
What happened
Cuevas v. Our Children First, Inc. involves Judith Cuevas’s wage claims under federal and New York law. Her lawyer asked for more time to submit the parties’ proposed settlement for court approval.
The request sought to extend the filing deadline from December 2 to December 3, 2019. The letter said the defendant’s lawyer was waiting for the defendant to sign the agreement and described the request as the parties’ third extension request.
Judge Stuart D. Aaron granted the application. The opinion does not decide whether to approve the settlement or resolve the wage claims.
The detailed version
- Cuevas v. Our Children First, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-07322
- Stewart Aaron
- Dec. 3, 2019
Background
Judith Cuevas sued Our Children First, Inc. over alleged wage violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage law, and the New York Labor Law. Cuevas’s lawyer asked the court for a one-day extension—from December 2 to December 3, 2019—to submit a joint motion asking the court to approve the settlement of Cuevas’s federal wage claims.
The letter stated that the defendant’s lawyer was still waiting for the defendant to return the signed settlement agreement. It also stated that this was the parties’ third request for an extension.
Ruling
Judge Stuart D. Aaron granted the application. The order only extended the filing deadline; it did not approve or reject the settlement and did not decide the underlying wage claims.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.