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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 30, 2023

Arbelaez v. Electronic Interface Associates, Inc.

Judge
Lorna Schofield
Docket
1:23-cv-00069
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureFlsa
In one sentence

In Arbelaez v. Electronic Interface Associates, Judge Schofield denied settlement approval because the Fair Labor Standards Act claim was dismissed as moot.

Who this affects

The parties to the case, including the plaintiffs and Electronic Interface Associates, Inc. and the other defendants, were permitted to proceed with their settlement without court approval.

What happened

In Arbelaez v. Electronic Interface Associates, the parties asked the court to approve a proposed settlement agreement. The case included a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other claims.

The court denied the motion. It said the Fair Labor Standards Act claim had been reasonably and voluntarily dismissed as moot, so court review of the settlement of the remaining claims was unnecessary. The parties could proceed with the settlement without court approval, and the Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.

Judge Lorna G. Schofield issued the order on November 30, 2023.

The detailed version

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

Case
Arbelaez v. Electronic Interface Associates, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-00069
Judge
Lorna Schofield
Date
Nov. 30, 2023

Background

The parties moved for approval of a proposed settlement agreement. The opinion states that the case included a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act and remaining claims, but it does not describe the claims in detail.

Ruling

The court denied the motion for settlement approval. It explained that the Fair Labor Standards Act claim had been reasonably and voluntarily dismissed as moot. Because that claim was moot, the court concluded that reviewing and approving the settlement of the remaining claims was unnecessary under the cited precedent, Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.

The court stated that the parties could proceed with the settlement without court approval. It also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.

The authoritative version

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