Policarpo v. April Corp.
- Katharine Parker
- 1:21-cv-04210
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Policarpo v. April Corp., Judge Parker extended the deadline for the parties’ required settlement-approval motion to April 7, 2023.
The plaintiffs and defendants in Policarpo v. April Corp., who were required to file a motion seeking approval of their settlement.
What happened
In Policarpo v. April Corp., the plaintiffs told the court that the parties had reached a settlement agreement.
The court had required the parties to file a motion asking for approval of the settlement by March 28, 2023, but no motion was filed by that deadline. The court extended the filing deadline to April 7, 2023.
Judge Katharine H. Parker also ordered that, if the parties were not ready to file the motion by April 7, they must request a reasonable extension and explain why more time was needed.
The detailed version
- Policarpo v. April Corp. · No. 1:21-cv-04210
- Katharine Parker
- Mar. 29, 2023
Background
On March 6, 2023, Raul Policarpo and Natalio Ceballos informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement agreement. The court had ordered the parties to file a motion seeking approval of the settlement under the requirement discussed in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. by March 28, 2023. No such motion was filed by that deadline.
Ruling
The court granted a retroactive extension of the deadline for filing the settlement-approval motion. The new deadline was Friday, April 7, 2023. The court further ordered that, if the parties were not prepared to file the motion by that date, they had to request a reasonable extension and explain why additional time was needed.
Effect of the Order
This order addressed the timing of the settlement-approval filing. It did not decide the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute or rule on whether the settlement should be approved.
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