USDC SDNY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC #: nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn cnn ccnn ncaa K DATE FILED:__11/21/2022 FAUSTINO PUJOLS AND RUSS DECKLER, Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL -against- 22-CV-05455 (KHP) RTS SOLUTIONZ, INC a/k/a SOLUTIONZ, INC. and as successor to Real Time Services, Inc., BILL WARNICK, and KIRK R. FERNANDEZ., Defendants. +--+ ----X KATHARINE H. PARKER, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE In this action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which is before this Court on the consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), the parties, having reached an agreement between Plaintiff Russ Deckler and Defendants in principle to resolve the action, have placed their proposed settlement agreement before this Court for approval. See Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 1999 (2d Cir. 2015) (requiring judicial fairness review of FLSA settlements). Plaintiff has also submitted a letter detailing why they believe the proposed settlement agreement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. (ECF No. 27.) This Court has reviewed Plaintiff's submissions to determine whether the proposed agreement represents a reasonable compromise of the claims asserted in this action, and, in light of the totality of the relevant circumstances, including the representations made in Plaintiff’s letter and the terms of the proposed settlement agreement it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The Court finds that the terms of the proposed settlement agreement are fair, reasonable, and adequate, both to redress Plaintiff's claims in this action and to compensate Plaintiffs counsel for their legal fees, and the agreement is therefore approved. 2. As a result of the Court’s approval of the parties’ proposed settlement, this action is hereby discontinued with prejudice and without costs as to Plaintiff Russ Deckler only. 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case on the Docket of the Court as to Plaintiff Deckler only. SO ORDERED. Dated: November 21, 2022 New York, New York Katharine H ferker KATHARINE H. PARKER United States Magistrate Judge