Xitumul Soto v. The Village in Times Square LLC
- John Cronan
- 1:20-cv-05463
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Xitumul Soto v. The Village in Times Square LLC, Judge Cronan ordered the parties to update the court about settlement approval.
The parties to the case, who were ordered to seek settlement approval or report the settlement’s status to the court.
What happened
In Xitumul Soto v. The Village in Times Square LLC, the parties told the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.
The court had ordered them to seek approval of any settlement requiring approval under the cited precedent by March 3, 2021. They did not do so.
Judge Cronan ordered the parties, within one week, either to request the required approval or to tell the court the settlement’s status.
The detailed version
- Xitumul Soto v. The Village in Times Square LLC · No. 1:20-cv-05463
- John Cronan
- Mar. 18, 2021
Background
On February 1, 2021, the parties advised the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The court then ordered them to request approval of any settlement resolving claims that require court approval under the cited Second Circuit precedent, Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., by March 3, 2021.
Court’s Action
The parties did not make the required request. The court ordered them, within one week of the order’s filing, to request approval or advise the court about the settlement’s status.
Effect
This order addresses the next steps for the reported settlement. It does not decide the underlying claims or state whether the settlement was approved. The order was signed by John P. Cronan, United States District Judge.
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