Rosario Sanchez v. El Club Valle Restaurant Corp.
- James Oetken
- 1:20-cv-10584
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Rosario Sanchez v. El Club Valle: Judge Oetken approved the settlement and dismissed the FLSA case with prejudice.
Roselio Rosario Sanchez and the defendants, including El Club Valle Restaurant Corp., whose FLSA case was settled and dismissed with prejudice.
What happened
In Rosario Sanchez v. El Club Valle Restaurant Corp., the parties told the court they had settled the Fair Labor Standards Act case and submitted the proposed agreement for approval.
The agreement allocated $8,004 to Roselio Rosario Sanchez for her claims. It also provided for $3,996 in attorney’s fees and costs, described as one-third of the total settlement sum. The court found the agreement fair and reasonable.
Judge Oetken approved the settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice. The court kept jurisdiction only to resolve disputes arising from the settlement agreement and directed the clerk to close the case.
The detailed version
- Rosario Sanchez v. El Club Valle Restaurant Corp. · No. 1:20-cv-10584
- James Oetken
- July 6, 2021
Background
The parties notified the court that they had reached a settlement in this Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case. They submitted the proposed settlement for court approval at Docket Number 39.
Settlement Terms
The proposed settlement allocated $8,004 to Plaintiff Roselio Rosario Sanchez in connection with her FLSA claims. It provided that $3,996—one-third of the total settlement sum—would be collected for attorney’s fees and costs.
Court’s Ruling
The court reviewed the proposed settlement and found it fair and reasonable under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. The court approved the proposed settlement at Docket Number 39 and dismissed the case with prejudice. The court retained jurisdiction solely to resolve disputes arising from the settlement agreement and settlement of the action. The clerk was directed to close the case.
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