Morse et al v. Alpine Access, Inc. et al

Filing 134

ORDER granting 130 Motion for approval of settlement. Signed by Judge Brenda K. Sannes on 11/27/2018. (rjb, )

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
CAROL MORSE, and other similarly-situated individuals,
Plaintiffs,

5:17-cv-00235 (BKS/ATB)

v.
ALPINE ACCESS, INC., and SYKES ENTERPRISES,
INC., Jointly and Severally as,
Defendants.
Appearances:
For Plaintiff[s]:
Jason T. Brown
Nicholas R. Conlon
JTB Law Group, LLC
155 2nd Street, Suite 4
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Kevin J. Stoops
Charles R. Ash, IV
Sommers Schwartz, P.C.
One Towne Square, Suite 1700
Southfield, Michigan 48076
For Defendant[s]:
Andrew J. Voss
Paul R. Piccigallo
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
1300 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-2136
Hon. Brenda K. Sannes, United States District Judge:
ORDER
Upon consideration of the joint stipulation for approval of settlement and dismissal of
claims, (Dkt. No. 129), the unopposed motion for approval of the collective action settlement,

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(Dkt. No. 130), the supplemental letter brief requesting approval of attorneys’ fees, (Dkt. No.
132), Plaintiffs’ Lodestar calculation, (Dkt. No. 133-1), and Plaintiffs’ attorneys’
contemporaneous time records, (Dkt. No. 133-2; Dkt. No. 133-3), as well as the representations
by counsel at the November 1, 2018 and November 26, 2018 telephone conferences, (see
November 1, 2018 and November 26, 2018 Minute Entries), and for the reasons stated at the
November 26, 2018 telephone conference, it is hereby
ORDERED that the parties’ settlement is approved as a fair and reasonable resolution of
a bona fide dispute regarding unpaid wages under the FLSA and state laws; and it is further
ORDERED that the claims asserted by the Settling Plaintiffs in the Collective and Class
Action Complaint are DISMISSED with prejudice; and it is further
ORDERED that the claims asserted by the Non-Participating Opt-in Plaintiffs, Angelisa
Collins, Sharlyn McCray, Kathryn Long-Krueger, Jessica Seward, Carolyn Carlisle, Talib AbuSufyaan, Daniel Terri, Darryl E. King, Melvin Miller, and Peggy Young, are DISMISSED
without prejudice; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court close this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 27, 2018
Syracuse, New York

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