Bravo v. Barone Steel Fabricators Inc.
- Katherine Failla
- 1:20-cv-10244
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Bravo v. Barone Steel, Judge Failla granted the parties’ request for four more days to submit settlement papers for approval.
The plaintiffs and defendants, whose deadline to submit a signed settlement agreement and joint request for approval was extended to August 20, 2021.
What happened
Bravo v. Barone Steel Fabricators Inc. involved a request by the parties for more time to complete a written settlement agreement. The parties had reached a settlement in principle after mediation, but the agreement still needed to be drafted and signed.
The parties asked for a second extension, from August 16 to August 20, 2021, to submit the signed agreement and a joint request for court approval. The court granted the requested four-day extension.
Judge Katherine Polk Failla approved the extension and noted that any settlement would be submitted for approval under the Fair Labor Standards Act and applicable Second Circuit law.
The detailed version
- Bravo v. Barone Steel Fabricators Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-10244
- Katherine Failla
- Aug. 17, 2021
Background
The defendants’ counsel asked the court for a four-day extension, until August 20, 2021, to submit the parties’ signed settlement agreement and a joint letter requesting court approval. Counsel stated that the request was made with the plaintiffs’ counsel’s consent.
The parties had reached a settlement in principle during mediation on June 30, 2021, subject to preparing and signing a written agreement. The court had previously set an August 2 deadline and had already granted an earlier two-week extension. This was the parties’ second request for an extension.
Ruling
The court granted the request for the additional four days. The settlement materials were to be submitted for approval in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and applicable Second Circuit law. The opinion text does not state the settlement’s terms or make a ruling on the underlying claims.
Effect
The ruling extended the deadline for the parties to submit their executed settlement agreement and joint approval request. It did not itself approve the settlement or resolve the underlying dispute.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.