Wang v. CLL Brothers, Inc.
- Analisa Torres
- 1:19-cv-05145
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Wang v. CLL Brothers, Inc., Judge Torres ordered the parties to submit their settlement materials or explain by February 13, 2020.
The parties to the Fair Labor Standards Act case—Zhengjian Wang and defendants CLL Brothers, Inc., Qing Chen, Horng Biau Lee, and Sum Tan Lau—were required to meet the February 13, 2020 deadline or notify the court that they did not seek dismissal with prejudice.
What happened
In Wang v. CLL Brothers, Inc., Zhengjian Wang and the defendants reached an agreement on all issues in this Fair Labor Standards Act case. The court had told them that dismissal with prejudice would require approval of the settlement by the court or the Department of Labor.
The parties had requested and received an extension to submit a letter motion and the settlement agreement, but that submission was overdue. The court gave them until February 13, 2020, to submit the materials or notify the court that they did not want dismissal with prejudice.
Judge Analisa Torres ordered the submission by that date and stated that no further extensions would be granted without a showing of good cause. The order did not approve the settlement or dismiss the action.
The detailed version
- Wang v. CLL Brothers, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-05145
- Analisa Torres
- Jan. 23, 2020
Background
Zhengjian Wang brought this Fair Labor Standards Act case on his own behalf and on behalf of others similarly situated against CLL Brothers, Inc., doing business as Fuji Sushi, and Qing Chen, Horng Biau Lee, and Sum Tan Lau, also identified as Sum Tan Liu and “John” Liu. The opinion states that the parties reached an agreement on all issues on November 4, 2019.
The court had informed the parties that the action would not be dismissed with prejudice unless the settlement agreement was approved by the court or the Department of Labor. The court directed the parties to submit a letter motion and the settlement agreement if they wanted dismissal with prejudice. After the parties received an extension to January 13, 2020, the required submission remained overdue.
Order
The court ordered the parties to submit their letter motion and settlement agreement by February 13, 2020. If they did not want to dismiss the action with prejudice, they were required to notify the court by the same date. The court stated that it would grant no further extensions absent good cause.
Judge Analisa Torres's order set a deadline; it did not approve the settlement, dismiss the action, or decide the underlying Fair Labor Standards Act issues.
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