Cuizon v. George & Frank's Japanese Noodle Rest. Inc.
- Alison Nathan
- 1:18-cv-00549
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Cuizon v. George & Frank's, Judge Nathan ordered FLSA settlement parties to submit missing damages and billing exhibits for review.
The parties to the proposed FLSA settlement, including the plaintiffs and defendants, were required to provide the missing exhibits.
What happened
Cuizon v. George & Frank's Japanese Noodle Restaurant, Inc. is an employment case involving a proposed settlement under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal wage law.
The parties filed a settlement agreement and a joint letter. They referred to an exhibit calculating damages and another containing the plaintiffs’ lawyer’s billing records, but neither exhibit was attached.
Judge Alison J. Nathan ordered the parties to submit both exhibits for the court’s review by August 7, 2020. The order did not decide whether to approve the settlement.
The detailed version
- Cuizon v. George & Frank's Japanese Noodle Rest. Inc. · No. 1:18-cv-00549
- Alison Nathan
- July 30, 2020
Background
The plaintiffs and defendants in this Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case filed a settlement agreement and a joint letter for the court’s review under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. The parties’ filing referred to “Exhibit B” as a calculation of damages and “Exhibit C” as the plaintiffs’ counsel’s billing records.
Court’s action
The court noted that neither exhibit was attached to the filing. Judge Alison J. Nathan directed the parties to submit both exhibits for review no later than August 7, 2020.
Result and scope
The order required additional documents; it did not state that the settlement was approved or rejected. The opinion is dated July 27, 2020, while the docket information identifies July 30, 2020 as the filing date.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.