Arbelaez v. Electronic Interface Associates, Inc.
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:23-cv-00069
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Arbelaez v. Electronic Interface Associates, Judge Schofield required settlement materials and canceled all conferences and trial.
The plaintiffs and defendants in the case, whose settlement submission was ordered and whose conferences and trial were canceled.
What happened
Arbelaez v. Electronic Interface Associates concerns a settlement agreement that the parties told the court they had reached in principle.
The court ordered the parties to submit the agreement and a joint letter with evidence supporting a finding that the settlement was fair and reasonable.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield also canceled all conferences and the trial; the order does not approve the settlement or describe its terms.
The detailed version
- Arbelaez v. Electronic Interface Associates, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-00069
- Lorna Schofield
- Oct. 20, 2023
Background
On October 19, 2023, the parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement agreement in principle.
Court’s Order
The court ordered the parties to submit the settlement agreement by November 3, 2023. They also had to submit a joint letter with supporting evidence addressing the findings needed for the court to determine whether the proposed settlement was fair and reasonable. The court cited decisions describing the factors district courts have used in evaluating settlements.
The court further ordered that all conferences and the trial were canceled. The order does not state that the court approved the settlement, and it does not provide the settlement’s terms.
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