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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 13, 2019

Trinidad v. Seo's Cafe Corp.

Judge
Sarah Netburn
Docket
1:19-cv-02433
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
FlsaCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Trinidad v. Seo's Cafe Corp., Judge Netburn approved the fair and reasonable settlement and dismissed the action with prejudice.

Who this affects

The plaintiffs and defendants in the Fair Labor Standards Act action are affected: the settlement was approved, and the action was dismissed with prejudice.

What happened

In Trinidad v. Seo's Cafe Corp., the plaintiffs and defendants agreed to settlement terms in principle in this Fair Labor Standards Act case.

The parties submitted their proposed settlement for the court's review on December 9, 2019, as required by the cited Second Circuit decision in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House.

Judge Sarah Netburn found the settlement fair and reasonable, approved it, and dismissed the action with prejudice.

The detailed version

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

Case
Trinidad v. Seo's Cafe Corp. · No. 1:19-cv-02433
Judge
Sarah Netburn
Date
Dec. 13, 2019

Background

The opinion concerns a case under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The parties agreed to settlement terms in principle and submitted a proposed settlement to the court on December 9, 2019, for review under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, a cited Second Circuit decision.

Court's Analysis

After reviewing the proposed settlement, the court determined that it was fair and reasonable. The opinion does not provide the settlement amount or other settlement terms.

Disposition

Judge Sarah Netburn approved the settlement and dismissed the action with prejudice. The court did not decide the underlying Fair Labor Standards Act claims on their merits in this order.

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