Vazquez v. ADARP, Inc.
- Barbara Moses
- 1:19-cv-02507
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Vazquez v. ADARP, Magistrate Judge Moses approved the parties’ wage-and-hour settlement as fair and dismissed the action with prejudice and without costs.
The parties to the Fair Labor Standards Act action: Sergio Vazquez and the other plaintiffs, and ADARP, Inc. and the other defendants.
What happened
In Vazquez v. ADARP, the parties reached an agreement in a lawsuit under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage-and-hour law, during a settlement conference on February 6, 2020.
The parties jointly asked the court to approve their proposed settlement. After the court requested a complete copy, they filed the agreement and its exhibits.
Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses found that the agreement was fair and reasonable. She ordered the action dismissed with prejudice and without costs and directed the Clerk to close the case.
The detailed version
- Vazquez v. ADARP, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-02507
- Barbara Moses
- Apr. 16, 2020
Background
This was an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal law governing wages and working conditions. On February 6, 2020, the parties reached an agreement on the material terms of a settlement at a settlement conference supervised by Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses.
Settlement-approval request
On March 12, 2020, the parties jointly asked the court to approve their proposed settlement. The request was made under the Second Circuit’s requirement that courts review Fair Labor Standards Act settlements for fairness. At the court’s request, the parties filed a complete copy of the settlement agreement, including its exhibits, on April 14, 2020.
Ruling
After reviewing the agreement, the court found that it was fair and reasonable. Judge Moses ordered that the action be dismissed with prejudice and without costs. She also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
What the opinion does not state
The opinion does not describe the settlement’s financial terms or the claims’ specific factual allegations.
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