Basurto Gabino v. Pee Dee Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BASURTO GABINO, : Plaintiff, : : 19 Civ. 4523 (LGS) -against- : : ORDER PEE DEE CORP., ET AL., : Defendants. : LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge: WHEREAS, by Order dated July 21, 2020, the parties were directed to file by August 11, 2020, (1) their settlement agreement; and (ii) a joint letter with supporting evidence addressing the findings this Court must make in order to approve the settlement as fair and reasonable. See Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199, 206 (2d Cir. 2015), cert. denied, 1368S.

Ct. 824 (2016); see, e.g., Wolinsky v. Scholastic Inc., 900 F. Supp. 2d 332, 335-36 (S.D.N.Y. 2012) (outlining factors district courts have used to determine whether a proposed settlement is fair and reasonable); WHEREAS, the parties untimely requested two extensions to their deadline to file their Cheeks materials (Dkt. Nos. 58 and 60), and their deadline was extended to August 31, 2020 (Dkt. No. 61); WHEREAS, the parties have neither filed their Cheeks materials nor an application for an extension. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file their Cheeks materials as soon as possible and, in any event, no later than September 4, 2020. The parties are reminded that compliance with Court-ordered deadlines is not optional.

Dated: September 1, 2020 New York, New York .

LORNA G. SCHOFIEL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE