Penate v. Leo's Bagels Hanover Square LLC
- John Cronan
- 1:21-cv-10934
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Penate v. Leo’s Bagels, Judge Cronan ordered settlement papers after the parties reported agreement and postponed the initial pretrial conference.
The parties in the case, whose settlement submissions and pretrial deadlines were addressed by the order.
What happened
In Penate v. Leo’s Bagels Hanover Square LLC, the parties participated in court-sponsored mediation on March 29, 2022. The mediator’s report indicated that they had reached an agreement on all issues.
The court ordered the parties to submit any settlement requiring court approval, along with other necessary information, by May 2, 2022. It also postponed the initial pretrial conference and the related filing deadline, without setting a new date.
Judge John P. Cronan entered this scheduling order on March 31, 2022. The order did not decide the underlying claims or state that the settlement had received final court approval.
The detailed version
- Penate v. Leo's Bagels Hanover Square LLC · No. 1:21-cv-10934
- John Cronan
- Mar. 31, 2022
Background
The parties participated in the Court-annexed Mediation Program on March 29, 2022. Based on the mediator’s final report, the court understood that the parties had reached an agreement on all issues.
Court’s Action
The court ordered the parties to submit by May 2, 2022, any settlement requiring court approval under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, along with any other necessary information. Court approval under Cheeks is a review required for certain settlements in wage-and-hour cases.
The court also postponed the initial pretrial conference scheduled for April 7, 2022, and the March 31, 2022 deadline for filing the parties’ joint letter and proposed case-management and scheduling documents. The court postponed those events without setting a new date.
Disposition and Scope
This order addressed settlement-related submissions and scheduling. It did not decide the underlying claims, enter final approval of a settlement, or state that the case was dismissed. The order was signed by Judge John P. Cronan on March 31, 2022.
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