Pujols v. RTS Solutionz, Inc.
- Katharine Parker
- 1:22-cv-05455
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Pujols v. RTS Solutionz, Inc., Judge Parker approved Russ Deckler’s Fair Labor Standards Act settlement and discontinued the action with prejudice and without costs as to him.
Russ Deckler and his counsel were directly affected by approval of the settlement and the discontinuance of the action with prejudice and without costs as to Deckler. The order states that these actions applied to Deckler only.
What happened
Pujols v. RTS Solutionz, Inc. is an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act involving Faustino Pujols, Russ Deckler, and the defendants named in the case. Russ Deckler and the defendants reached an agreement in principle to resolve the action.
The parties submitted a proposed settlement for court approval. The court reviewed the settlement and the plaintiff’s explanation of why it was fair, reasonable, and adequate, including the proposed payment of legal fees to the plaintiff’s lawyer.
Judge Katharine H. Parker approved the settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate. The action was discontinued with prejudice and without costs as to Russ Deckler only, and the Clerk was directed to close the case as to Deckler only.
The detailed version
- Pujols v. RTS Solutionz, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-05455
- Katharine Parker
- Nov. 21, 2022
Background
Faustino Pujols and Russ Deckler brought this action under the Fair Labor Standards Act against RTS Solutionz, Inc., also identified as Solutionz, Inc. and as successor to Real Time Services, Inc., Bill Warnick, and Kirk R. Fernandez. The opinion states that the case was before the court with the parties’ consent under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
Settlement Review
Russ Deckler and the defendants reached an agreement in principle to resolve the action and submitted a proposed settlement for judicial approval. The court reviewed the plaintiff’s submissions and the settlement terms to determine whether the agreement was a reasonable compromise of the claims. The court also considered the explanation supporting the settlement’s fairness and the compensation proposed for plaintiff’s counsel’s legal fees.
Ruling
The court found that the proposed settlement was fair, reasonable, and adequate both to address the claims in the action and to compensate plaintiff’s counsel. Judge Katharine H. Parker therefore approved the agreement. As a result, the action was discontinued with prejudice and without costs as to Russ Deckler only. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case as to Deckler only.
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