Roberts v. M. Falanga Trucking, LLC
- Vincent Briccetti
- 7:20-cv-05854
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Roberts v. M. Falanga Trucking, Judge Briccetti ordered the parties to submit their agreed settlement for court approval.
The order affects plaintiff Anthony Roberts and defendants Margaret Falanga, Anthony Falanga, Sr., M. Falanga Trucking, LLC, and Anthony Falanga, Jr., by requiring them to submit their settlement agreement for court approval.
What happened
In Roberts v. M. Falanga Trucking, the court said the parties in this Fair Labor Standards Act case had reached an agreement on all issues.
The court directed the parties to submit their settlement agreement for judicial approval by December 9, 2020. The opinion says this approval was required under Second Circuit precedent.
Judge Vincent L. Briccetti entered the order on November 9, 2020; the opinion does not say that the court had approved the settlement.
The detailed version
- Roberts v. M. Falanga Trucking, LLC · No. 7:20-cv-05854
- Vincent Briccetti
- Nov. 9, 2020
Background
Anthony Roberts brought this Fair Labor Standards Act case against Margaret Falanga, Anthony Falanga, Sr., M. Falanga Trucking, LLC, and Anthony Falanga, Jr. The court stated that it had been advised that the parties had reached agreement on all issues.
Court’s Action
The court ordered the parties to submit a settlement agreement for the court’s approval by December 9, 2020. The order stated that court approval was required under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., a Second Circuit decision.
Result
Judge Vincent L. Briccetti issued the order on November 9, 2020. The opinion directed submission of the settlement agreement but does not state that the court approved it.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.