Martinez Ferreira v. 425 Claremont Apartments Housing Development Fund Company, Inc. et al

Filing 28

ORDER: To that end, the proposed settlement at Docket Number 27 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 motion at Docket Number 26 as moot and to close the case. (Signed by Judge J. Paul Oetken on 9/16/2022) (ate)

Case 1:22-cv-00841-JPO Document 28 Filed 09/16/22 Page 1 of 2

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
ALEX MARTINEZ FERREIRA,
Plaintiff,

22-CV-841 (JPO)

-v-

ORDER

425 CLAREMONT APARTMENTS
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
COMPANY INC., et al.,
Defendants.

J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge:
The Court has been notified that the parties have reached a settlement in this Fair Labor
Standards Act (“FLSA”) case, and they have submitted a proposed settlement for the Court’s
approval. (Dkt. No. 27.) The proposed settlement involves $50,000 to be allocated to Plaintiff
Alex Martinez Ferreira in connection with his FLSA claims. (Id.) One-third of the settlement
sum will be collected in attorney’s fees and costs. (Dkt. No. 27.)
The Court has reviewed the terms of the proposed settlement and finds that they are fair
and reasonable under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199, 203, 206 (2d Cir.
2015).
To that end, the proposed settlement at Docket Number 27 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 motion at Docket Number 26 as moot and to
close the case.
SO ORDERED.

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Case 1:22-cv-00841-JPO Document 28 Filed 09/16/22 Page 2 of 2

Dated: September 16, 2022
New York, New York
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J. PAUL OETKEN
United States District Judge

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