Carlos Alvarado v. New Rams Deli Plus Inc.
- Stewart Aaron
- 1:18-cv-08650
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Juan Carlos Alvarado v. New Rams Deli Plus, Judge Aaron approved the amended settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice.
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
- Carlos Alvarado v. New Rams Deli Plus Inc. · No. 1:18-cv-08650
- Stewart Aaron
- 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.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.