DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRA MEALLS □□□□□ SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ita DATE FILED:_2/26/2024 HECTOR LOPEZ, Plaintiff, 23 Civ. 02874 (JHR) ve ORDER CAPSULE CORP. Defendant.

JENNIFER H. REARDEN, District Judge: The Court has been informed that the parties have reached a settlement in this Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) case. A proposed settlement has been submitted for the Court’s approval. See ECF No. 13. The proposed settlement provides for an aggregate payment of $10,000 in connection with Plaintiff’s FLSA claims, with (1) $6,500 to be apportioned to Plaintiff, and (2) the remainder of the settlement sum ($3,500) allocated to Plaintiffs counsel, Mohammad Ganget, in attorney’s fees and costs. See ECF No. 13-1 § 1. The Court has reviewed the terms of the proposed settlement and finds them to be fair and reasonable under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.,

(2d Cir. 2015). Accordingly, the proposed settlement is approved, and the case is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Court shall retain jurisdiction solely to resolve any disputes arising from the settlement agreement and the settlement of this action. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case. SO ORDERED. Dated: February 26, 2024 New York, New York Yor Foarden JENNIFER H. REARDEN United States District Judge