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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 4, 2019

Gonzalez v. Efthia Restaurant Inc.

Judge
George Daniels
Docket
1:18-cv-10493
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Gonzalez v. Efthia Restaurant, Judge Daniels noted settlement, ordered a motion for approval, and adjourned scheduled conferences.

Who this affects

The parties to the case and participants in the previously scheduled conferences; the plaintiff must seek approval of the reported settlement.

What happened

Gonzalez v. Efthia Restaurant Inc. was reported settled by the parties.

The court directed the plaintiff to request approval of the settlement by January 2, 2020, under the cited Second Circuit decision Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.

Judge George B. Daniels also adjourned all previously scheduled conferences indefinitely. The order did not decide the underlying claims.

The detailed version

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Case
Gonzalez v. Efthia Restaurant Inc. · No. 1:18-cv-10493
Judge
George Daniels
Date
Dec. 4, 2019

Background

The parties reported that Jesus Garcia Gonzalez et al. v. Efthia Restaurant Inc. et al. had settled.

Court’s Order

The court directed the plaintiff to file a motion seeking approval of the settlement no later than January 2, 2020. The order cited Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015), as the basis for the requested approval. The court also adjourned all previously scheduled conferences indefinitely.

Disposition

Judge George B. Daniels did not decide the underlying claims. The order addressed the reported settlement, required a settlement-approval motion, and adjourned the scheduled conferences.

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