Lopez Montes et al v. 11 Hanover Group LLC. et al

Filing 56

ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED: This action shall not be dismissed with prejudice unless the settlement agreement has been approved by the Court or the Department of Labor ("DOL"). See Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199, 206 (2d Cir. 2015). Accordingly, to the extent the pa1ties seek dismissal with prejudice, they must either file a joint letter motion requesting that the Court approve the settlement agreement or, alternatively, provide documentation of the approv al by DOL. Any letter motion, along with the settlement agreement, must be filed on the public docket by May 9, 2019 as further set forth in this order. Any pending motions are moot. All conferences are vacated. All prior deadlines are adjourned sine die. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 4/9/2019) (ks)

compensation due and how much of the proposed settlement plaintiff’s attorney shall be seeking as
fees. See Cheeks, 796 F.3d at 202, 207.
Absent special circumstances, the Court will not approve any settlement agreement that is
filed under seal or in redacted form. See id. at 201, 206. In addition, absent compelling
circumstances, the Court will not approve settlement agreements containing sweeping non-disclosure
provisions, see id. at 205-06; Flood v. Carlson Rests. Inc., No. 14 Civ. 2740, 2015 WL 4111668, at
*2 (S.D.N.Y. July 6, 2015), or broad releases waiving claims having no relation to FLSA issues, see
Flood, 2015 WL 4111668, at *2.
Any request for attorneys’ fees must be accompanied by supporting documentation. “In this
circuit, a proper fee request ‘entails submitting contemporaneous billing records documenting, for
each attorney, the date, the hours expended, and the nature of the work done.’” Lopez v. Nights of
Cabiria, LLC, 96 F. Supp. 3d 170, 181 (S.D.N.Y. 2015) (quoting Wolinsky, 900 F. Supp. 2d at 336).
Any pending motions are moot. All conferences are vacated. All prior deadlines are
adjourned sine die.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 9, 2019
New York, New York

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