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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled July 5, 2023

Pita v. Million Nails Inc.

Judge
Lorna Schofield
Docket
1:22-cv-08245
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureEmployment
In one sentence

In Pita v. Million Nails Inc., Judge Schofield granted the request to file a settlement for judicial approval by July 21, 2023.

Who this affects

The parties in Pita v. Million Nails Inc., who were permitted to file any settlement for judicial approval by July 21, 2023.

What happened

Pita v. Million Nails Inc. concerns the parties’ request for more time to submit a proposed settlement and a related motion for court approval. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.

The parties told the court that a draft agreement was being reviewed by the clients and asked to submit the agreement and motion by July 21, 2023. They stated that this was their first request for this extension.

Judge Lorna G. Schofield granted the request. The court ordered the parties to file any settlement for judicial approval under the cited Cheeks decision by July 21, 2023.

The detailed version

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

Case
Pita v. Million Nails Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-08245
Judge
Lorna Schofield
Date
July 5, 2023

Background

The opinion consists of the court’s order on a June 30, 2023 letter. The letter says that the parties had a draft settlement agreement in circulation for client review. It asks for permission to submit the agreement and a related “Cheeks motion” by July 21, 2023. The letter states that this was the first request for the relief.

The opinion does not provide the underlying claims, the settlement’s terms, or any finding about the merits of the dispute.

Ruling

The court granted the application. It ordered that the parties file any settlement for judicial approval under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015), by July 21, 2023. The order does not state that a settlement had been finalized or approved.

Disposition

The request was granted. The ruling set a filing deadline; it did not decide the underlying litigation.

The authoritative version

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

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