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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 23, 2022

Singh v. Beverley Hotels Associates, LLC

Judge
Andrew Carter
Docket
1:21-cv-08341
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
EmploymentCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Singh v. Beverley Hotels Associates, LLC, Judge Carter approved the parties’ wage-hour settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice.

Who this affects

Balbir Singh and the defendants—Beverley Hotels Associates, LLC, doing business as Night Hotel Broadway, and Dream Hotel Group, LLC—are affected by the approved settlement and dismissal with prejudice.

What happened

In Singh v. Beverley Hotels Associates, LLC, the parties submitted a settlement agreement resolving wage-hour claims and asked the court to approve it.

The agreement was dated May 2, 2022. The court reviewed it under the required standard and found that it was fair and reasonable.

Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. approved the settlement and ordered the case dismissed with prejudice in its entirety, without fees or costs except as the parties agreed.

The detailed version

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

Case
Singh v. Beverley Hotels Associates, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-08341
Judge
Andrew Carter
Date
Aug. 23, 2022

Background

The court received the parties’ Settlement Agreement and Release of Wage-Hour Claims and their letter motion asking for approval. The agreement was dated May 2, 2022. The caption identifies Balbir Singh as the plaintiff and Beverley Hotels Associates, LLC, doing business as Night Hotel Broadway, and Dream Hotel Group, LLC, as the defendants.

Court’s analysis

The court reviewed the settlement as required by the cited Second Circuit precedent, Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. The court found that the settlement was fair and reasonable.

Ruling and effect

Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. approved the settlement. The court ordered the case dismissed with prejudice in its entirety, without fees or costs except as agreed to by the parties. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms or the amount paid.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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