Sierra v. Alma Realty Corp.
- Lewis Liman
- 1:19-cv-08455
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Sierra v. Alma Realty Corp., Judge Liman scheduled a hearing to review the parties’ Fair Labor Standards Act settlement for fairness.
The parties to the Fair Labor Standards Act case, including plaintiff Cesar Sierra and defendants Alma Realty Corp. and the other named defendants, were affected by the scheduled settlement-approval hearing.
What happened
In Sierra v. Alma Realty Corp., the parties reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage law.
The court said that Second Circuit law requires it to review the settlement, including any proposed attorney-fee award, to ensure it is fair. The opinion did not approve or reject the settlement.
Judge Lewis J. Liman scheduled a telephone settlement-approval hearing for February 17, 2021, replacing the previously scheduled status conference, and required the plaintiff to attend.
The detailed version
- Sierra v. Alma Realty Corp. · No. 1:19-cv-08455
- Lewis Liman
- Feb. 4, 2021
Background
The parties reached a settlement in this Fair Labor Standards Act case. The opinion does not describe the underlying wage claims or the settlement’s terms.
Court’s Action
The court stated that, under current Second Circuit law, it must scrutinize any settlement—including any proposed attorney-fee award—to ensure that it is fair. The court did not decide whether the settlement was fair or approve the settlement in this order.
The court ordered that a settlement-approval hearing would take place instead of the post-discovery status conference scheduled for February 17, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. The parties were directed to appear by telephone, and the plaintiff was directed to attend. The order instructed the parties to use the telephone number and access code provided in the opinion.
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