Mejia v. Connies Deli Food Inc.
- Barbara Moses
- 1:21-cv-08182
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Mejia v. Connies Deli Food, Judge Schofield ordered the parties to submit their settlement and supporting materials for fairness review.
The parties to the settlement agreement in Iris Janeth Mejia's case against Connies Deli Food Inc. and the other defendants.
What happened
In Iris Janeth Mejia v. Connies Deli Food Inc., et al., the court was informed that the parties had reached a settlement agreement.
The court ordered the parties to submit the settlement agreement and a joint letter with supporting evidence by March 11, 2022. The materials must address the findings needed for the court to decide whether the settlement is fair and reasonable.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield issued the order on February 3, 2022. The order required submissions for settlement review; it did not state that the court had approved the settlement.
The detailed version
- Mejia v. Connies Deli Food Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-08182
- Barbara Moses
- Feb. 3, 2022
Background
On February 2, 2022, the court was informed that the parties had reached a settlement agreement.
Order
The court ordered the parties to submit two items by March 11, 2022: (1) the settlement agreement; and (2) a joint letter with supporting evidence addressing the findings the court must make to approve the settlement as fair and reasonable. The order cited decisions describing the court's review of proposed settlements.
Disposition
Judge Lorna G. Schofield ordered the parties to make these submissions. The opinion does not say that the court approved or rejected the settlement.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.