Leon v. Mr. Hudson's Cleaning Service, LLC
- Stewart Aaron
- 1:19-cv-00935
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Leon v. Mr. Hudson's Cleaning Service, Judge Aaron preliminarily approved the parties’ Fair Labor Standards Act settlement, pending a fully signed agreement.
The ruling affects Emilio Leon and Mr. Hudson's Cleaning Service, LLC by preliminarily approving their proposed settlement of Fair Labor Standards Act claims while requiring a fully executed agreement for final approval.
What happened
Leon v. Mr. Hudson's Cleaning Service, LLC involves claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act. On May 21, 2021, the parties told the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.
Emilio Leon then asked the court to approve the settlement and submitted a settlement agreement that he had signed. The case had been referred to the court for disposition with the parties’ consent.
Judge Stewart D. Aaron found the proposed settlement fair and reasonable and preliminarily approved it. Final approval must await a fully executed settlement agreement, which the parties were required to submit by June 21, 2021.
The detailed version
- Leon v. Mr. Hudson's Cleaning Service, LLC · No. 1:19-cv-00935
- Stewart Aaron
- June 7, 2021
Background
Emilio Leon brought claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act against Mr. Hudson's Cleaning Service, LLC. On May 21, 2021, the parties notified the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The parties then consented to having Stewart D. Aaron, a United States magistrate judge, dispose of the matter under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
Settlement Motion
Leon filed a motion asking the court to approve the settlement and submitted a copy of the settlement agreement bearing his signature. The court reviewed the proposed settlement under the standard described in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015).
Ruling
The court found that the proposed settlement was fair and reasonable and preliminarily approved it. This was not final approval: the court stated that final approval must await submission of a fully executed settlement agreement. The parties were directed to submit that agreement no later than June 21, 2021.
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