Brown v. Chief Fire Prevention & Mechanical Corp.
- Vincent Briccetti
- 7:22-cv-03359
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Brown v. Chief Fire Prevention, Judge Briccetti ordered counsel to seek approval of a settlement in this Fair Labor Standards Act case.
The named plaintiffs, the putative similarly situated plaintiffs described in the caption, Chief Fire Prevention & Mechanical Corp., Frank Mitarotonda, and their counsel are affected by the order requiring a settlement-approval application.
What happened
In Brown v. Chief Fire Prevention & Mechanical Corp., the court said the parties had reached a settlement in principle in a case under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage law.
The court ordered counsel to submit an application asking the court to approve the settlement by February 24, 2023. The order did not describe the settlement’s terms.
Judge Vincent L. Briccetti issued the order on January 25, 2023. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Brown v. Chief Fire Prevention & Mechanical Corp. · No. 7:22-cv-03359
- Vincent Briccetti
- Jan. 25, 2023
Background
Rory Brown, Roshane Powell, Romario Powell, Andrew Morgan, Mickel Kelly, Reynard Morris, Garey Mills, Garrick Robinson, Mario Teape, and Craig Lynch brought this Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case against Chief Fire Prevention & Mechanical Corp. and Frank Mitarotonda. The order states that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
Court’s action
The court ordered counsel to submit an application for approval of the settlement by February 24, 2023. It stated that the application was required under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015). The order does not state the settlement’s terms or approve the settlement itself.
Effect of the order
Judge Vincent L. Briccetti entered the order on January 25, 2023. The order addressed the next step for seeking settlement approval and did not decide the merits of the FLSA claims.
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