UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

JUNIOR A. NUNEZ RODRIGUEZ,

Plaintiff, No. 24-CV-6873 (RA) v. ORDER FORDHAM AUTO PLUS, INC. and JULIO CABRERA,

Defendants.

RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge: The parties shall disregard the Court’s March 20, 2025 purporting to close the case. See Dkt. 34. As Magistrate Judge Parker explained in her order of the same date, settlement of a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) claims requires approval by the Court. See Dkt. 35. Accordingly, no later than April 21, 2025, the parties shall take one of the following actions: 1. Consent to conducting all further proceedings before Magistrate Judge Parker by completing the attached consent form, which is also available at http://www.uscourts.gov/forms/civil-forms/notice-consent-and-reference-civil- action-magistrate-judge. As the form indicates, no adverse substantive consequences will arise if the parties choose not to proceed before Judge Tarnofsky. 2. Submit a joint letter setting forth their views as to why their settlement is fair and reasonable and should be approved, accompanied by all necessary supporting materials. See Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.,

(2d Cir. 2015). In light of the presumption of public access attaching to “judicial documents,” see Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga,

(2d Cir. 2006), the parties are advised that materials on which the Court relies in making its fairness determination will be placed on the public docket, see Wolinsky v. Scholastic Inc., No. 11-CV-5917 (JMF),

(S.D.N.Y. July 5, 2012). The parties are advised, however, that the Court will not approve of settlement agreements in which: (a) Plaintiffs “waive practically any possible claim against the defendants, including unknown claims and claims that have no relationship whatsoever to wage-and-hour issues,” Gurung v. White Way Threading LLC,

(S.D.N.Y. 2016) (internal quotation marks omitted); or (b) Plaintiffs are “bar[red] from making any negative statement about the defendants,” unless the settlement agreement “include[s] a carve-out for truthful statements about [P]laintiffs’ experience litigating their case,” Lazaro- Garcia v. Sengupta Food Servs., No. 15 Civ. 4259 (RA),

, at *3 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 15, 2015) (internal quotation marks omitted).

SO ORDERED. Dated: March 24, 2025 A f New York, New York | OY ‘RonnieAbrams □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ United States District Judge