Court, Explained
U.S. Federal District Courts
←Back to docket
S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 2, 2023

Carrera Torres v. Oaxaca Williamsburg LLC

Judge
James Oetken
Docket
1:21-cv-04804
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Carrera Torres v. Oaxaca Williamsburg, Judge Cave granted the parties’ request, canceled a conference, and ordered a joint settlement letter by March 31, 2023.

Who this affects

The parties to the case, including Gricelda Carrera Torres, Oaxaca Williamsburg LLC, and the other defendants, were affected by the canceled conference and the deadline for filing a joint settlement letter.

What happened

In Gricelda Carrera Torres v. Oaxaca Williamsburg LLC, the plaintiffs sued Oaxaca Williamsburg LLC and other defendants, with Carrera Torres proceeding individually and on behalf of others similarly situated.

The parties asked the court to change the case schedule. The court canceled the case management conference set for March 8, 2023, and ordered the parties to file a joint letter about whether their settlement was fair and reasonable.

Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave granted the parties’ request. The joint letter must be filed by March 31, 2023, for the attention of Judge J. Paul Oetken.

The detailed version

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

Case
Carrera Torres v. Oaxaca Williamsburg LLC · No. 1:21-cv-04804
Judge
James Oetken
Date
Mar. 2, 2023

Background

The opinion is an order in a case brought by Gricelda Carrera Torres, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, against Oaxaca Williamsburg LLC and other defendants. The parties submitted a request identified as ECF No. 109.

Court’s Action

The court granted the parties’ request. It canceled the case management conference scheduled for March 8, 2023. It also ordered the parties to file, by March 31, 2023, a joint letter for the attention of the Honorable J. Paul Oetken addressing the fairness and reasonableness of their settlement. The order cited Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015).

Disposition

Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave granted the request, canceled the scheduled conference, and set the deadline for the joint settlement letter. The order did not state that the settlement itself was approved or rejected.

The authoritative version

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

Open opinion PDF →
Summary written with AI assistance. See how summaries are made. Spot something wrong? Tell us.