McCoy v. Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home
- Sarah Netburn
- 1:20-cv-04948
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In McCoy v. Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home, Judge Netburn directed the parties to address review of their reported settlement under Cheeks.
Mozella McCoy and Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home, the parties to the case.
What happened
In McCoy v. Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home, a court-ordered mediation was held on September 17, 2020, and the mediator reported that the parties agreed on all issues.
The court directed the parties to file any request for judicial review of their settlement under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House by October 19, 2020. The request was to be filed with Judge Gardephe unless the parties first agreed to proceed before a magistrate judge.
Judge Sarah Netburn issued the order on October 5, 2020. If the parties filed that consent, the settlement-review submission was to be directed to Judge Netburn.
The detailed version
- McCoy v. Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home · No. 1:20-cv-04948
- Sarah Netburn
- Oct. 5, 2020
Background
The mediator’s final report stated that court-ordered mediation occurred on September 17, 2020, and that the parties reached an agreement on all issues. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims, the settlement’s terms, or the parties’ positions.
Court’s Direction
The court directed the parties to file any application for judicial review of the settlement under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015), no later than October 19, 2020. The application was to be directed to Judge Gardephe unless, within that period, the parties filed a consent to proceed before a magistrate judge. If they did so, the submission was to be directed to Judge Netburn.
Disposition
Judge Sarah Netburn issued this order concerning the next steps for reviewing the reported settlement. The order did not itself approve or reject the settlement.
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