Puello v. Weber Farhat OConnor Realty Management Inc.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:22-cv-00816
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
Puello v. Weber Farhat O’Connor Realty Management: Judge Caproni granted more time for settlement approval and postponed the conference.
The parties and their counsel were affected: the deadline to submit the Fair Labor Standards Act settlement-approval motion moved to July 25, 2022, and the scheduled conference moved to August 5, 2022, if the parties did not file the motion.
What happened
In Eric Puello v. Weber Farhat O’Connor Realty Management Inc., the parties said they had reached a settlement in principle involving Puello’s claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.
The parties were still negotiating settlement terms and requested more time to obtain signatures and file a motion asking the court to approve the Fair Labor Standards Act settlement. They also requested that the scheduled conference be postponed because Puello’s lawyer had a conflicting deposition.
Judge Valerie Caproni granted the application. She moved the deadline for the approval motion to July 25, 2022, and postponed the July 22 conference to August 5, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., if the parties did not file the motion by then.
The detailed version
- Puello v. Weber Farhat OConnor Realty Management Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-00816
- Valerie Caproni
- July 18, 2022
Background
Eric Puello sued Weber Farhat O’Connor Realty Management Inc. and the other named defendants for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law. The opinion does not decide whether those alleged violations occurred.
The parties reported that they had reached a settlement in principle during mediation. They were continuing to negotiate certain terms and needed additional time to complete the agreement, obtain signatures, and file a motion seeking court approval of the Fair Labor Standards Act settlement. The parties jointly requested an extension of the July 18 deadline to July 25.
Puello’s counsel also reported a scheduling conflict with the conference set for July 22, because counsel was scheduled to conduct a deposition in another matter. The parties jointly requested that the conference be postponed to a date after July 25; counsel identified August 5 and August 12 as available dates.
Ruling
Judge Valerie Caproni granted the application. The court adjourned the deadline for submitting the settlement-approval motion until July 25, 2022. It also adjourned the July 22 conference until August 5, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., if the parties failed to file the motion. The order did not approve the settlement or resolve the underlying claims.
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