Hernandez v. MNY 7th Corp.
- Sarah Netburn
- 1:19-cv-04481
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Hernandez v. MNY 7th Corp., Judge Netburn approved the Fair Labor Standards Act settlement and dismissed the action with prejudice.
The parties to the action, including Daniel Hernandez, MNY 7th Corp., and the other defendants, are bound by the approved settlement and the dismissal.
What happened
Hernandez v. MNY 7th Corp. is a case under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage-and-hour law. The parties agreed in principle to settle the case and submitted their proposed settlement for court review.
The court reviewed the proposed settlement under the required standard and found that it was fair and reasonable.
Judge Sarah Netburn approved the settlement and dismissed the action with prejudice. The court kept jurisdiction only to enforce the settlement’s terms.
The detailed version
- Hernandez v. MNY 7th Corp. · No. 1:19-cv-04481
- Sarah Netburn
- Jan. 29, 2020
Background
Daniel Hernandez brought this Fair Labor Standards Act case against MNY 7th Corp. and other defendants. The parties agreed to settlement terms in principle and submitted a proposed settlement for the court’s review.
Court’s analysis
The court reviewed the proposed settlement under the procedure required by the Second Circuit’s decision in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House. The court determined that the settlement was fair and reasonable.
Disposition
The court APPROVED the settlement and DISMISSED the action with prejudice. The court retained jurisdiction over proceedings solely to enforce the settlement’s terms between the parties in this action.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.