Melchor v. Milano Market Place Inc.
- Vyskocil
- 1:19-cv-11277
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Melchor v. Milano Market Place, Judge Vyskocil approved the parties’ fair settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice.
Antonio Estrada Melchor, the people described in the complaint as others similarly situated, and all defendants in the case.
What happened
Melchor v. Milano Market Place Inc. involved Antonio Estrada Melchor and others similarly situated, who reached a consensual resolution with all defendants.
The court reviewed the proposed settlement under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage-and-hour law, and held a hearing. It found the settlement fair and reasonable, while not deciding whether the plaintiff’s attorney’s rates or a specific fee calculation method were reasonable.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil approved the settlement and ordered that the case be dismissed with prejudice as to all defendants.
The detailed version
- Melchor v. Milano Market Place Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-11277
- Vyskocil
- Dec. 1, 2020
Background
Antonio Estrada Melchor brought the case on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against Milano Market Place Inc., doing business as Milano Market, and other defendants. On September 30, 2020, the plaintiff informed the court that he had reached a consensual resolution with all defendants. The parties later submitted a letter and documents supporting the settlement’s fairness.
Court’s Review
The court reviewed the settlement under the Fair Labor Standards Act and applicable Second Circuit law. The court also held a hearing on December 1, 2020. It concluded that the proposed settlement was fair and reasonable and appeared to result from an arm’s-length negotiation. The court specifically stated that its approval did not express an opinion on the reasonableness of the rates charged by the plaintiff’s attorney or on applying a lodestar multiplier in Fair Labor Standards Act cases.
Ruling
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil approved the settlement as fair and reasonable in light of all the circumstances. The court ordered that the case be dismissed with prejudice as to all defendants.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.