Islam v. Bens Kosher Delicatessen & Restaurant Inc.
- Edgardo Ramos
- 1:22-cv-10368
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Islam v. Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen, Judge Ramos directed the parties to submit their mediated agreement for approval.
The parties to the action, including Rafiq ul Islam, the proposed collective-action participants, and the four named defendants.
What happened
In Islam v. Bens Kosher Delicatessen & Restaurant Inc., the court said the parties had reached agreement on all issues after mediation. The case involved Rafiq ul Islam and proposed participants in a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act against four defendants.
The order does not describe the agreement’s terms or decide the underlying claims. Instead, it directs the parties to submit their agreement for court approval under a cited Second Circuit decision by October 10, 2023.
Judge Edgardo Ramos issued the order on September 26, 2023. The order requires submission of the agreement but does not state whether the court approved it.
The detailed version
- Islam v. Bens Kosher Delicatessen & Restaurant Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-10368
- Edgardo Ramos
- Sept. 26, 2023
Background
Rafiq ul Islam brought the action on behalf of himself and others similarly situated in a proposed collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The defendants are Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen & Restaurant Inc., West 38 Kosher Deli Inc., Ronald M. Dragoon, and Robert B. David.
Order
The court stated that it had been advised that the parties reached agreement on all issues after mediation. The court directed the parties to submit their agreement for approval under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015), no later than October 10, 2023.
What the Order Does Not Decide
The order does not provide the agreement’s terms, approve the agreement, decide the Fair Labor Standards Act claims, or state any further disposition of the case.
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