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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 3, 2020

Rojas-Maravilla v. Grand Central Star Cafe, Inc.

Judge
George Daniels
Docket
1:19-cv-10178
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Rojas-Maravilla v. Grand Central Star Cafe, Inc., Judge Daniels recorded the parties’ settlement and ordered a motion seeking court approval by April 2, 2020.

Who this affects

Misael Rojas-Maravilla, Grand Central Star Cafe, Inc., and Willie Gomez; the order directs the plaintiff to seek settlement approval and postpones the scheduled conferences.

What happened

Rojas-Maravilla v. Grand Central Star Cafe, Inc. involves a plaintiff and two defendants who reported that the case had settled. The opinion does not describe the claims or settlement terms.

The court ordered the plaintiff to file a motion asking the court to approve the settlement under the cited Second Circuit decision by April 2, 2020. The court also postponed all previously scheduled conferences indefinitely.

Judge George B. Daniels issued the order on March 3, 2020. The order records the settlement report but does not itself approve the settlement.

The detailed version

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

Case
Rojas-Maravilla v. Grand Central Star Cafe, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-10178
Judge
George Daniels
Date
Mar. 3, 2020

Background

Misael Rojas-Maravilla sued Grand Central Star Cafe, Inc. and Willie Gomez. The opinion does not state the claims or provide other background about the dispute. The parties reported to the court that the case had settled.

Court’s Order

The court ordered the plaintiff to file a motion for approval of the settlement under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015), no later than April 2, 2020. A settlement-approval motion asks the court to review and approve the parties’ agreement. The court also adjourned all previously scheduled conferences indefinitely.

Result

Judge George B. Daniels recorded the parties’ settlement report and issued the procedural directives described above. The order does not itself approve the settlement, and it does not state the settlement’s terms or the claims involved.

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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