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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 11, 2021

Carlos Alvarado v. New Rams Deli Plus Inc.

Judge
Stewart Aaron
Docket
1:18-cv-08650
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
FlsaCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Juan Carlos Alvarado v. New Rams Deli Plus, Judge Aaron approved the amended settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice.

Who this affects

The plaintiffs and defendants in this Fair Labor Standards Act action are affected by the approved settlement and dismissal with prejudice.

What happened

Juan Carlos Alvarado v. New Rams Deli Plus, Inc. is a case involving claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage-and-hour law.

The parties first submitted a proposed settlement, but the court denied approval without prejudice. They later submitted an amended settlement agreement for review.

Judge Stewart D. Aaron found the amended settlement fair and reasonable, approved it, and dismissed the action with prejudice and without costs except as provided in the amended settlement agreement.

The detailed version

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Case
Carlos Alvarado v. New Rams Deli Plus Inc. · No. 1:18-cv-08650
Judge
Stewart Aaron
Date
Jan. 11, 2021

Background

The action included claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act. On the parties’ consent, the case had been referred to Judge Stewart D. Aaron for disposition under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

Settlement Review

The parties submitted a proposed settlement agreement on November 11, 2020. On December 8, 2020, after reviewing it, the court denied the parties’ application for approval without prejudice. The parties then submitted an amended proposed settlement agreement on January 8, 2021.

The court reviewed the amended agreement under the standard identified in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. The court found that the amended settlement was fair and reasonable.

Ruling

Judge Stewart D. Aaron approved the amended settlement. The court ordered that the action be dismissed with prejudice and without costs, except as may be stated in the amended settlement agreement.

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