Gomez v. Shine Services LLC
- Barbara Moses
- 1:20-cv-04190
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Gomez v. Shine Services LLC, Judge Moses granted an extension for filing settlement papers in the parties’ Fair Labor Standards Act case.
The plaintiff and defendants in Gomez v. Shine Services LLC, who received additional time to submit settlement papers.
What happened
Gomez v. Shine Services LLC concerns the parties’ request for additional time to finalize and submit papers for court review of their settlement in a Fair Labor Standards Act case.
The plaintiff’s lawyer asked for an extension from the January 28, 2021 deadline to February 11, 2021. The letter said the parties were still finalizing the agreement and had consented to the request.
Judge Moses granted the application and ordered the parties to submit their settlement papers by February 11, 2021. She stated that no further extensions would be granted without compelling circumstances.
The detailed version
- Gomez v. Shine Services LLC · No. 1:20-cv-04190
- Barbara Moses
- Jan. 29, 2021
Background
The plaintiff’s counsel asked for more time to file papers seeking review and approval of the parties’ settlement under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage-and-hour law. The papers were due January 28, 2021, but the parties were still finalizing the agreement. The request stated that the plaintiff’s counsel expected the agreement to be completed and signed by February 11, 2021. The request was made with the defendants’ counsel’s consent and was identified as the plaintiff’s second request for an extension.
Ruling
Judge Barbara C. Moses granted the application. The court ordered the parties to submit their settlement papers no later than February 11, 2021, and stated that no further extensions would be granted absent compelling circumstances.
Effect of the Order
The opinion is an order extending the deadline for submitting settlement papers. It does not state that the court approved the settlement or decide the underlying wage-and-hour claims.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.