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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 7, 2021

McCoy v. Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home

Judge
Sarah Netburn
Docket
1:20-cv-04948
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
FlsaCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In McCoy v. Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home, Judge Netburn approved the Fair Labor Standards Act settlement and dismissed the action with prejudice.

Who this affects

Mozella McCoy and Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home; the action was dismissed with prejudice after the settlement was approved.

What happened

McCoy v. Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home is a Fair Labor Standards Act case in which the parties agreed to settlement terms in principle and submitted a proposed settlement for court review.

The court reviewed the proposed settlement and found it fair and reasonable. It approved the settlement and dismissed the action with prejudice.

Judge Sarah Netburn issued the order on January 7, 2021, and directed the Clerk of Court to terminate a moot docket entry.

The detailed version

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

Case
McCoy v. Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home · No. 1:20-cv-04948
Judge
Sarah Netburn
Date
Jan. 7, 2021

Background

Mozella McCoy brought this Fair Labor Standards Act case against Brooklyn United Methodist Church Home. The parties agreed to settlement terms in principle and submitted a proposed settlement to the court on December 30, 2020, for review under the procedure required by Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House.

Ruling

After reviewing the proposed settlement, the court determined that it was fair and reasonable. The court approved the settlement and dismissed the action with prejudice. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to terminate the docket entry at ECF No. 25 as moot.

Effect

The order approved the parties’ settlement and ended this action. The opinion does not state the settlement amount or other settlement terms.

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