Alicea v. The Woodner Company LTD
- Philip Halpern
- 7:22-cv-09569
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Alicea v. Woodner Company, Judge Halpern granted the parties’ request to extend their settlement-submission deadline.
The parties to the wage-claim case were required to file the settlement agreement, joint letter, and proposed order by May 3, 2023; the order also affected the pending motion sequence at Doc. 24.
What happened
Alicea v. The Woodner Company LTD involves wage claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law. The parties were negotiating a settlement and had exchanged multiple drafts.
The court granted the parties’ request for a one-week extension, moving the deadline to May 3, 2023, for submitting the settlement agreement, joint letter, and proposed order. The court stated that no further extensions would be granted and directed the Clerk to terminate the pending motion sequence at Doc. 24.
Judge Philip M. Halpern entered the order. The order extended the filing deadline but did not approve the settlement itself.
The detailed version
- Alicea v. The Woodner Company LTD · No. 7:22-cv-09569
- Philip Halpern
- Apr. 26, 2023
Background
The plaintiff asserted wage claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law. Under an earlier court order, the parties were required to submit an executed settlement agreement, a joint letter, and a proposed order for the court’s review under the settlement-approval procedure discussed in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. The parties’ counsel stated that they were continuing to negotiate the settlement terms and had exchanged multiple drafts.
Ruling
The court granted the parties’ request for a one-week extension. It directed the parties to file their settlement submission by May 3, 2023, and stated that no further adjournments would be granted. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to terminate the pending motion sequence at Doc. 24.
What the Order Did Not Decide
The order extended the deadline for filing settlement materials. It did not state that the court approved the settlement or decide the underlying wage claims.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.