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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 25, 2020

Chan v. Big Geyser, Inc.

Judge
Andrew Carter
Docket
1:17-cv-06473
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Chan v. Big Geyser, Judge Carter approved the parties’ fair and reasonable settlements and dismissed the case with prejudice, with fees or costs only as agreed.

Who this affects

The parties to the case, whose settlement agreements were approved; the entire case was dismissed with prejudice, with fees or costs allowed only as agreed by the parties.

What happened

In Chan v. Big Geyser, Inc., the court received the parties’ settlement agreements and their joint request to approve a revised settlement agreement.

After reviewing the agreements as required by Second Circuit precedent, the court found the settlements fair and reasonable and approved them.

Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. ordered the entire case dismissed with prejudice, without fees or costs except as the parties agreed.

The detailed version

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

Case
Chan v. Big Geyser, Inc. · No. 1:17-cv-06473
Judge
Andrew Carter
Date
Mar. 25, 2020

Background

The court received the parties’ settlement agreements and a joint motion to approve a revised settlement agreement, filed March 2, 2020. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement terms.

Court’s analysis

The court reviewed the settlement agreements as required by Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015). It found that the settlements were fair and reasonable.

Ruling

The court approved the settlements. It ordered that the case be dismissed with prejudice in its entirety, without fees or costs except as agreed to by the parties.

The authoritative version

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