Calderon Lara v. Knollwood Road Delicatessen Inc.
- Ona Wang
- 1:19-cv-09996-OTW
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Calderon Lara v. Knollwood Road Delicatessen Inc., Judge Wang ordered the parties to submit a settlement for fairness review after reporting that they had settled.
The plaintiffs and defendants were required to jointly submit settlement materials, and counsel and all parties would need to coordinate if they wanted an in-person hearing.
What happened
In Calderon Lara v. Knollwood Road Delicatessen Inc., the court was advised that the parties had reached a settlement. The order does not describe the settlement’s terms or the claims involved.
The court directed the parties to jointly submit a proposed settlement agreement for approval by January 21, 2022. They must attach an executed agreement and a joint letter explaining why the settlement is fair and reasonable, including how they calculated the settlement amount and detailed billing records supporting any request for attorney’s fees.
The court also gave the parties the option of requesting an in-person hearing. If they wanted one, they had to discuss available dates and propose at least three dates and times by January 14, 2022. Judge Ona T. Wang issued this order; it did not approve the settlement itself.
The detailed version
- Calderon Lara v. Knollwood Road Delicatessen Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-09996-OTW
- Ona Wang
- Dec. 15, 2021
Background
The court stated that it had been advised that the parties had reached a settlement. The opinion does not provide the settlement amount, its other terms, or the underlying claims.
Settlement-Approval Requirements
The court ordered the parties to jointly submit a proposed settlement agreement for approval by January 21, 2022. The parties were required to attach an executed settlement agreement to a joint letter motion explaining why the agreement was fair and reasonable under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199, 206 (2d Cir. 2015). The letter had to provide enough detail about the method used to determine the settlement amount and detailed billing records supporting any request for attorney’s fees.
Possible Hearing
The court stated that, if the parties preferred an in-person hearing on their settlement-approval request, they had to meet and confer about dates when counsel and all parties could attend. They then had to propose at least three dates and times by January 14, 2022, during the weeks of January 18, January 31, and February 7, 2022.
Disposition
Judge Ona T. Wang ordered the parties to submit the settlement materials and set deadlines for a possible hearing. The order did not itself approve or reject the settlement.
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