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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 7, 2021

Garcia v. 120 MP, LLC

Judge
James Oetken
Docket
1:18-cv-06408
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Garcia v. 120 MP, LLC, Judge Oetken approved the parties’ settlement and dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims with prejudice.

Who this affects

The plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed with prejudice after the court approved the parties’ settlement agreement. The agreement also included attorney’s fees and costs.

What happened

In Garcia v. 120 MP, LLC, the court reconsidered an earlier decision based on arguments from the plaintiffs’ lawyer.

The court approved the parties’ settlement agreement, including the request for attorney’s fees and costs, as fair and reasonable.

Judge J. Paul Oetken dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims with prejudice and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Garcia v. 120 MP, LLC · No. 1:18-cv-06408
Judge
James Oetken
Date
Apr. 7, 2021

Background

The plaintiffs’ counsel submitted arguments in a letter identified as Dkt. No. 73. Based on those arguments, the court reconsidered its earlier decision at Dkt. No. 70.

Settlement Approval

Upon reconsideration, the court approved the parties’ settlement agreement, including the request for attorney’s fees and costs. The court found the agreement fair and reasonable under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.

Disposition

Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the court dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims with prejudice. It directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.

The authoritative version

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