McGee v. JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Filing 25

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Re: Dkt. No. 24 . McGee and JPMorgan must file all responses to this Order by 5/22/2015. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 5/15/2015. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/15/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN MCGEE,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No.13-cv-03483-NC
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

Re: Dkt. No. 24
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO.,
Defendant.

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On May 12, 2015, plaintiff John McGee and defendant JPMorgan filed a stipulation

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of dismissal. The Court infers from this that the parties have reached a settlement.

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Settlements of FLSA claims, however, require approval from the Court or the Secretary of

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Labor. Luo v. Zynga Inc., No. 13-cv-00186 NC, Dkt. No. 34, 2014 WL 457742, at *2

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(N.D. Cal. Jan. 31, 2014) (“An employee’s claims under FLSA are nonwaivable and may

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not be settled without supervision of either the Secretary of Labor or a district court.”).

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Accordingly, the parties are ordered to produce the settlement agreement and show cause

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why the court should approve the settlement agreement and dismiss the case. The parties

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are further ordered either to file the settlement agreement publicly or else to show cause

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why the settlement agreement should be filed under seal.

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McGee and JPMorgan must file all responses to this Order by May 22, 2015.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 15, 2015

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Case No.:13-cv-03483-NC

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NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge