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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled July 27, 2022

Del Villar v. Brothers Boat Cleaning Services Corp

Judge
Sarah Netburn
Docket
1:21-cv-08785
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
FlsaCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Del Villar v. Brothers Boat Cleaning Services Corp., Judge Netburn approved the Fair Labor Standards Act settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice.

Who this affects

Andres Del Villar and Brothers Boat Cleaning Services Corp.; the action was dismissed with prejudice after the settlement was approved.

What happened

In Del Villar v. Brothers Boat Cleaning Services Corp., the parties agreed in principle to settle a Fair Labor Standards Act case and submitted their proposed settlement for court review.

The opinion does not state the settlement’s amount or other terms. It says only that the parties submitted the proposal for review.

Judge Netburn found the settlement fair and reasonable, approved it, and dismissed the action with prejudice.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Del Villar v. Brothers Boat Cleaning Services Corp · No. 1:21-cv-08785
Judge
Sarah Netburn
Date
July 27, 2022

Background

Andres Del Villar brought this Fair Labor Standards Act case against Brothers Boat Cleaning Services Corp. The parties agreed to settlement terms in principle and submitted a proposed settlement for the court’s review under the requirement recognized in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House that certain Fair Labor Standards Act settlements receive judicial review.

Ruling

After reviewing the proposed settlement, the court determined that it was fair and reasonable. The court approved the settlement and dismissed the action with prejudice, meaning the case was ended and could not be brought again.

The authoritative version

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