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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 5, 2023

Rodriguez v. Clearbrook Management Inc

Judge
Rochon
Docket
1:22-cv-04442
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
FlsaCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Rodriguez v. Clearbrook Management, Judge Rochon approved the parties’ Fair Labor Standards Act settlement after finding no clear error and closed the case.

Who this affects

Joseph Rodriguez and Clearbrook Management Inc.; the case was closed after the court adopted the recommendation approving their settlement.

What happened

In Rodriguez v. Clearbrook Management Inc., Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave recommended approving the parties’ settlement in this Fair Labor Standards Act case. The parties had 14 days to object, but no objections were filed.

Judge Jennifer L. Rochon reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake in the record. She found none and adopted the recommendation in full.

Judge Rochon directed the Clerk of Court to terminate the settlement-related motion and close the case.

The detailed version

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

Case
Rodriguez v. Clearbrook Management Inc · No. 1:22-cv-04442
Judge
Rochon
Date
Jan. 5, 2023

Background

This was a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) action brought by Joseph Rodriguez against Clearbrook Management Inc. The parties reached a settlement. Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave issued a Report and Recommendation dated December 13, 2022, recommending that the settlement be approved.

Review of the Recommendation

Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), the parties had 14 days after service of the Report and Recommendation to file written objections. No objections were filed. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon therefore reviewed the uncontested recommendation for clear error, which means an obvious mistake in the record. The Court found that Judge Cave’s recommendation was free from clear error.

Ruling and Disposition

The Court adopted Judge Cave’s December 13, 2022 Report and Recommendation in its entirety, thereby approving the parties’ settlement. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate the motion at ECF No. 16 and close the case.

The authoritative version

Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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