poc# DATE FILED: 4/28/2021 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK KHALEDHACHEMIaal. Plaintiffs, ORDER -V- : : 20-CV-10611 (LJL) ILC) RESTAUREX AMERICORP INC. et al., : Defendants.

JAMES L. COTT, United States Magistrate Judge. WHEREAS, the parties came before me for a settlement conference today and reached a settlement in principle; and WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to consent to my jurisdiction over this case under

(c) so that their settlement agreement may be reviewed by me given my familiarity with its terms, and will submit a consent form as soon as practicable; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties are directed to file a joint letter motion along with their settlement agreement no later than May 28, 2021 to request court approval. The letter motion should explain why the proposed settlement is fair and reasonable and otherwise complies with the Second Circuit’s decision in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.,

(2d Cir. 2015). The parties are directed to this Court’s rulings in Cruz v. Relay Delivery, Inc., 17-CV-7475 (JLC),

(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 4, 2018) (no reemployment provision impermissible and provision related to communication with media should not be overly restrictive); Rivera v. Relay Delivery, Inc., 17-CV-5012 (JLC),

(S.D.N.Y. Apr. 26, 2018) (release that was broader and thus more favorable to defendants than plaintiffs narrower release was impermissible): Mendoza v. Kidz Korner of

New Rochelle Inc., No. 20-CV-5761, at *1-2 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 24, 2021) (any mutual non- disparagement provision must include carve-out for truthfulness); and Souza v. 65 St. Marks Bistro, 15-CV-327 (JLC),

(S.D.N.Y. Nov. 6, 2015) (regarding impermissible confidentiality provisions and the proper scope of mutual general releases), for further guidance as to permissible and impermissible terms. For recent settlement papers that the Court has approved, the parties are directed to the following cases, as examples: Rodriguez v. Emenike, No. 18-CV-5786 (Dkt. Nos. 36, 38 (settlement agreement); Dkt. No. 37 (court approval order)); Yahuiti v. L Ray LLC, No. 19-CV- 1114 (Dkt. No. 24 (settlement agreement); Dkt. No. 25 (court approval order)); De Luna Hernandez v. City Catering, No. 18-CV-3919 (Dkt. No. 49 (settlement agreement); Dkt. No. 50 (court approval order)); and Sanchez v. New York Kimchi Catering Corp., No. 16-7784 (Dkt. No. 98 (settlement agreement) and Dkt. No. 99 (court approval order). SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 28, 2021 New York, New York : 8 Lf (“4 L. COTT i States Magistrate Judge