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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 27, 2020

Sierra v. Alma Realty Corp.

Judge
Lewis Liman
Docket
1:19-cv-08455
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureFee Petition
In one sentence

In Sierra v. Alma Realty Corp., Judge Liman approved the settlement and plaintiff’s counsel’s request for fees and costs.

Who this affects

Cesar Sierra, Alma Realty Corp., and plaintiff’s counsel.

What happened

In Sierra v. Alma Realty Corp., Cesar Sierra and Alma Realty Corp. reached a settlement, which the court considered at a hearing on August 26, 2020.

The court found that the settlement was fair and reasonable. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms or the amount of fees and costs requested.

Judge Lewis J. Liman approved the settlement and approved plaintiff’s counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and costs.

The detailed version

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

Case
Sierra v. Alma Realty Corp. · No. 1:19-cv-08455
Judge
Lewis Liman
Date
Aug. 27, 2020

Background

The opinion concerns a settlement between Plaintiff Cesar Sierra and Defendant Alma Realty Corp. A hearing on the settlement was held on August 26, 2020, and the hearing was memorialized by a transcript.

Ruling

For the reasons stated at the hearing, the court found that the settlement was fair and reasonable and approved it. The court also approved plaintiff’s counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and costs. The written opinion does not provide the settlement terms or the amount of the requested fees and costs.

Disposition

The court approved the settlement and approved the request for attorneys’ fees and costs. The order was signed by Lewis J. Liman, United States District Judge, on August 27, 2020.

The authoritative version

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