USDC SDNY DOCUMENT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC #: nnn csc scan ncaa saa can nnnn aaennn saan DATE FILED:_ 8/27/2021 MARCO ANTONIO ENRIQUEZ, : Plaintiff, : : 20-cv-7052 (LJL) -V- : : ORDER MAXIMILLION CAFE CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. : LEWIS J. LIMAN, United States District Judge: The parties in this matter have reached a settlement in principle. The case was brought pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seg. Under current Second Circuit law, any settlement—including any proposed attorney’s fee award—must be scrutinized by the Court to ensure that it is fair. See Fisher vy. SD Protection Inc., 948 F.3d 593, 600 (2d. Cir. 2020); Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015). Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that, on or before September 28, 2021, the parties must submit to the Court a joint letter explaining the basis for the proposed settlement and why it should be approved as fair and reasonable, with reference to the factors discussed in Wolinsky v. Scholastic, Inc., 900 F. Supp. 2d 332, 335-36 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). The letter should address any confidentiality provisions, non-disparagement provisions, or releases in the proposed settlement agreement. The letter should also address any attorney’s fee award to plaintiffs counsel (with documentation to support it, if appropriate) consistent with the principles set forth in Fisher, 948 F.3d at 600. It is not sufficient to state the proportion of the requested attorney’s fee to the overall settlement amount. Rather, the reasonableness of attorney’s fees must be evaluated with reference to “adequate documentation supporting the attorneys’ fees and costs,” which “should normally [include] contemporaneous time records indicating, for each attorney, the date, the hours expended, and the nature of the work done.” Jd.; see Strauss v. Little Fish Corp., 2020 WL 4041511, at *9 (S.D.N.Y. July 17, 2020) (discussing the requirements for adequately justifying an attorney’s fee). Failure to provide the appropriate or sufficient documentation could result in the Court rejecting the proposed fee award. The parties are directed to appear telephonically for a settlement approval hearing on October 5, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Plaintiff shall appear at the hearing and, if necessary, with an interpreter. The parties are directed to dial (888) 251-2909 and use the access code 2123101. SO ORDERED. as af Pe & ee □□ Dated: February 26, 2021 New York, New York LEWIS J. LIMAN United States District Judge