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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 18, 2019

Gordillo v. 20 E 49 Restaurant, Inc.

Judge
Sarah Netburn
Docket
1:17-cv-08460
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureEmployment
In one sentence

In Gordillo v. 20 E 49 Restaurant, Inc., Judge Netburn approved a settlement between the restaurant and five named plaintiffs after finding it fair and reasonable.

Who this affects

20 E. 49 Restaurant, Inc. and the five named plaintiffs covered by the settlement: Jose Luis Gordillo, Felix Santos, Juan Cote Leon, Jorge Galvez Sierra, and Bernardo Cabrera.

What happened

Gordillo v. 20 E 49 Restaurant, Inc. involved a proposed settlement between 20 E. 49 Restaurant, Inc. and five individual plaintiffs who worked at that location: Jose Luis Gordillo, Felix Santos, Juan Cote Leon, Jorge Galvez Sierra, and Bernardo Cabrera.

The parties submitted the settlement agreement for the court’s review under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.

Judge Sarah Netburn found the proposed settlement fair and reasonable and approved it. The parties were ordered to file an executed version of the agreement by January 10, 2020.

The detailed version

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

Case
Gordillo v. 20 E 49 Restaurant, Inc. · No. 1:17-cv-08460
Judge
Sarah Netburn
Date
Dec. 18, 2019

Background

On December 16, 2019, the parties submitted a proposed settlement agreement for review under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House. The agreement was between Defendant 20 E. 49 Restaurant, Inc. and five individual named Plaintiffs who worked at that location: Jose Luis Gordillo, Felix Santos, Juan Cote Leon, Jorge Galvez Sierra, and Bernardo Cabrera. The opinion does not state the underlying claims or provide the settlement terms.

Court’s Analysis

The court reviewed the proposed settlement and determined that it was fair and reasonable.

Ruling

The settlement was APPROVED. The parties were ordered to file an executed version of the agreement on the court’s electronic docket no later than January 10, 2020.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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