Hizmo v. Fiskaa, LLC
- James Oetken
- 1:22-cv-08444
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Hizmo v. Fiskaa, LLC, Judge Oetken approved the FLSA settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice.
The parties to the FLSA case. The order identifies the captioned plaintiff as Aheron Hizmo but refers to the settlement allocation for Plaintiff Walsh Costigan.
What happened
In Hizmo v. Fiskaa, LLC, the parties told the court they had settled the Fair Labor Standards Act case and submitted the proposed settlement for approval.
The proposed settlement totaled $22,989.28, with one-third allocated to attorney’s fees and costs. The order states that the settlement amount would be allocated to Plaintiff Walsh Costigan, although the case caption identifies the plaintiff as Aheron Hizmo.
Judge J. Paul Oetken found the settlement fair and reasonable, approved it, and dismissed the case with prejudice. The court kept jurisdiction only to resolve disputes arising from the settlement and directed the clerk to close the case.
The detailed version
- Hizmo v. Fiskaa, LLC · No. 1:22-cv-08444
- James Oetken
- Feb. 17, 2023
Background
The parties notified the court that they had reached a settlement in this Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case. They submitted a proposed settlement for judicial approval under the standard described in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.
Settlement Terms
The order states that the proposed settlement involved $22,989.28 to be allocated to Plaintiff Walsh Costigan in connection with her FLSA claims. It also states that one-third of the settlement amount would be collected for attorney’s fees and costs. The caption, however, identifies the plaintiff as Aheron Hizmo; the order does not explain this discrepancy.
Ruling and Disposition
The court found that the proposed settlement was fair and reasonable, approved the settlement at Docket Number 17, and dismissed the case with prejudice. The court retained jurisdiction solely to resolve disputes arising from the settlement agreement and the settlement of the action. The clerk was directed to close the case.
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