Vilca v. BTB Events & Celebrations, Inc.
- Vyskocil
- 1:19-cv-06577
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Vilca v. BTB Events, Judge Vyskocil approved the parties’ fair Fair Labor Standards Act settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice.
Nildo Vilca and the defendants in the case; the opinion also addresses the settlement and the plaintiff’s attorney’s fee rates.
What happened
In Vilca v. BTB Events & Celebrations, Inc., the parties informed the court that they had settled the case and submitted documents supporting the settlement’s fairness.
The court reviewed the settlement under the Fair Labor Standards Act and applicable Second Circuit law. It found the settlement’s terms fair and reasonable, but said it was not expressing an opinion about the reasonableness of the rates charged by the plaintiff’s attorney.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil approved the settlement and ordered that the case be dismissed with prejudice. She also directed the clerk to end pending motions, adjourn remaining dates, and close the case.
The detailed version
- Vilca v. BTB Events & Celebrations, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-06577
- Vyskocil
- Feb. 8, 2022
Background
Nildo Vilca brought this case against BTB Events & Celebrations, Inc., doing business as Between the Bread, BTB Hospitality Corp., Between the Bread 55th Inc., Ricky Eisen, and Sean Martin. On December 29, 2021, the parties informed the court that the case had been settled and submitted a letter and supporting documents concerning the settlement’s fairness.
Settlement Review
The court reviewed the settlement under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Second Circuit law, including the requirement that certain wage-and-hour settlements be reviewed for fairness. The court concluded that the settlement terms were fair and reasonable. It expressly stated that its approval did not express an opinion about whether the rates charged by the plaintiff’s attorney were reasonable. The opinion does not state the settlement amount or provide the settlement’s other terms.
Ruling
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil approved the settlement and ordered that the case be dismissed with prejudice. The court also ordered the clerk to terminate all pending motions, adjourn any remaining dates, and close the case.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.