Morales v. Tap House LLC
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:20-cv-04511
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Morales v. Tap House LLC, Judge Schofield ordered settlement materials and supporting evidence by October 12, warning that noncompliance may lead to sanctions or prejudice.
The parties and their counsel were required to file the settlement agreement and supporting joint letter by October 12, 2020.
What happened
In Morales v. Tap House LLC, the parties did not meet an earlier deadline to file their settlement agreement and supporting materials.
The court ordered the parties to file the settlement agreement and a joint letter with evidence addressing whether the settlement was fair and reasonable. If counsel sought fees and expenses, the letter also had to include a detailed breakdown of counsel’s time and expenses.
Judge Schofield set October 12, 2020, as the new deadline and warned that failing to comply with court-ordered deadlines could result in sanctions or prejudice.
The detailed version
- Morales v. Tap House LLC · No. 1:20-cv-04511
- Lorna Schofield
- Oct. 8, 2020
Background
An earlier order dated September 24, 2020, directed the parties to file their settlement agreement and supporting materials by October 7, 2020. The order states that the parties had not submitted those items.
Order
The court ordered the parties to file, by October 12, 2020, the settlement agreement and a joint letter containing supporting evidence addressing the findings needed for the court to approve the settlement as fair and reasonable. The court cited decisions discussing the review of proposed settlements.
The joint letter also had to include a detailed breakdown of counsel’s time and expenses if counsel sought attorneys’ fees and expenses. The court warned that failure to meet court-ordered deadlines could result in sanctions or prejudice.
Disposition
This order set filing requirements and a new deadline; it did not state whether the settlement was approved or rejected.
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