Gonzalez Amigon v. 3rd Ave 26 Rest. Corp.

District Court, S.D. New York

Gonzalez Amigon v. 3rd Ave 26 Rest. Corp.

Trial Court Opinion

USDC SDNY ene UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEWYORK DOC #: GONZALEZ AMIGON ET AL., DATE FILED: _6/17/2021

Plaintiffs, 19-cv-1582 (KHP) -against- ! ORDER OF DISMISSAL 3RD AVENUE 26 REST. CORP. ET AL, Defendants.

KATHARINE H. PARKER, United States Magistrate Judge: In this action under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law, which is before this Court on the consent of the parties pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 636

(c), the parties, having reached an agreement in principle to resolve the action, have placed their proposed settlement agreement before this Court for approval. See Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.,

796 F.3d 1999

(2d Cir. 2015) (requiring judicial fairness review of FLSA settlements). The parties have also submitted a letter detailing why they believe the proposed settlement agreement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. (ECF No. 41.) This Court has reviewed the parties’ submissions in order to determine whether the proposed agreement represents a reasonable compromise of the claims asserted in this action, and, in light of the totality of the relevant circumstances, including the representations made in the parties’ letter, and the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The Court finds that the terms of the proposed settlement agreement are fair, reasonable, and adequate to redress Plaintiffs’ claims in this action and the agreement is therefore approved.

2. In accordance with the parties’ request, this Court will retain jurisdiction over this matter for the purpose of enforcing the settlement agreement, if necessary. 3. As a result of the Court’s approval of the parties’ proposed settlement, this action is hereby discontinued with prejudice and without costs. 4. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case on the Docket of the Court. Dated: New York, New York June 17, 2021 SO ORDERED A. si Kat haut Hf t he ket KATHARINE H. PARKER United States Magistrate Judge Copies to: All counsel (via ECF)

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