Pena v. Melanne, Inc.
- Vincent Briccetti
- 7:19-cv-07102
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Pena v. Melanne, Inc., Judge Briccetti directed counsel to submit a proposed settlement agreement and explanation in this Fair Labor Standards Act case.
The plaintiffs, Horacio Pena and David Genis-Sanchez, and the defendants, Melanne, Inc. d/b/a Geordane’s Neighborhood Market and Danielle Diaz.
What happened
Pena v. Melanne, Inc. is a Fair Labor Standards Act case involving Horacio Pena and David Genis-Sanchez as plaintiffs and Melanne, Inc. and Danielle Diaz as defendants. The court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court ordered counsel to submit a settlement agreement and a joint statement explaining the basis for the agreement by April 10, 2020. The submission was required under the procedure described in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.
Judge Vincent L. Briccetti issued this order on March 11, 2020. The opinion does not state that the court approved the settlement or ended the case.
The detailed version
- Pena v. Melanne, Inc. · No. 7:19-cv-07102
- Vincent Briccetti
- Mar. 11, 2020
Background
The case is an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal law governing wage and hour matters. The plaintiffs are Horacio Pena and David Genis-Sanchez. The defendants are Melanne, Inc., doing business as Geordane’s Neighborhood Market, and Danielle Diaz. The court was advised that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
Court’s Order
The court directed counsel to submit a settlement agreement and a joint statement explaining the basis for the agreement by April 10, 2020. The court stated that the submission was required by the procedure described in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015).
Disposition
Judge Vincent L. Briccetti entered the order on March 11, 2020. The opinion directs the parties to submit settlement materials; it does not state that the court approved the settlement or dismissed the case.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.