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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 26, 2024

Romero v. Community Health Aide Services, Inc.

Judge
Lorna Schofield
Docket
1:23-cv-09239
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

Romero v. Community Health Aide Services: Judge Schofield ordered settlement materials and canceled all conferences and trial.

Who this affects

The parties to the case, whose settlement materials were required by April 12, 2024, and whose conferences and trial were canceled.

What happened

In Romero v. Community Health Aide Services, Inc., the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement agreement in principle.

The court required the parties to submit the settlement agreement and a joint letter with evidence addressing whether the settlement was fair and reasonable.

Judge Lorna G. Schofield also canceled all conferences and the trial; the order did not approve the settlement or decide the underlying claims.

The detailed version

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

Case
Romero v. Community Health Aide Services, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-09239
Judge
Lorna Schofield
Date
Mar. 26, 2024

Background

On March 22, 2024, the court was informed that the parties had reached a settlement agreement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims, the settlement’s terms, or the parties’ positions on the merits.

Order

The court ordered the parties, by April 12, 2024, to submit two items: (1) the settlement agreement; and (2) a joint letter with supporting evidence addressing the findings needed for the court to determine whether the settlement was fair and reasonable. The order cited decisions describing the court’s settlement-review requirements.

The court also ordered that all conferences and the trial were canceled. The opinion did not state that the court had approved the settlement, and it did not decide the underlying claims.

Disposition

Judge Lorna G. Schofield ordered the settlement submissions and canceled all conferences and trial. No separate judgment or ruling on the merits appears in this order.

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