UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------------------- X : JOSE RESTREPO, : : 19 Civ. 6606 (PAE) (JLC) Plaintiff, : : ORDER -v- : : FRATELLI ITALIANI LLC and KAVITA : JAGNARINE, : : Defendants. : X -----------------------------------------------------------------------

PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: On January 22, 2020, the parties submitted a proposed settlement agreement, Dkt. 23-1 (“Agreement”), and a memorandum in support, Dkt. 23, in this Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and New York Labor Law action. The Court has carefully reviewed the Agreement. The Court concludes, substantially for the reasons stated in the parties’ memorandum, that the proposed settlement agreement is fair and reasonable. Under the Agreement, defendants agree to pay $10,470.53 to plaintiff; $5,235.20 in attorneys’ fees to plaintiff’s attorneys, Joseph & Kirschenbaum LLP; and $544.20 in costs to such attorneys. The Agreement therefore allocates one third of the settlement amount, net of costs, to plaintiff’s counsel as attorneys’ fees. Upon careful review of the Agreement, the Court is satisfied that the Agreement was achieved through procedurally fair means and is fair and reasonable such that it satisfies the standard set forth in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.,

(2d Cir. 2015). Accordingly, the Court approves the Agreement and will maintain jurisdiction over the Agreement as requested by the parties. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close this case. SO ORDERED.

Paul A. nod United States District Judge Dated: January 28, 2020 New York, New York