USDC SDNY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK □□□ OMCALLY FILED JIAN ZHANG, et al., DATE FILED:_12/2/2019 Plaintiffs, 18-cv-8659 (BCM) -against- OSAKA STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI, INC., et ORDER al., Defendants.

BARBARA MOSES, United States Magistrate Judge. The Court has received and reviewed the parties’ joint letter dated November 15, 2019 (Dkt. No. 53), seeking approval of their proposed Settlement Agreement and Release (Agreement) (Dkt. No. 53-1) pursuant to Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.,

(2d Cir. 2015). The parties reached an agreement on the material terms of the Agreement following a settlement conference supervised by the undersigned Magistrate Judge on September 24, 2019. (See Dkt. No. 48.) After careful review, the Court finds that the Agreement is fair and reasonable, as required by Cheeks,

. It is hereby ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED with prejudice and without costs. The Clerk of the Court is directed to close the case. Dated: New York, New York December 2, 2019 SO ORDERED.

BARBARA MOSES United States Magistrate Judge