Zavala Artiega v. Griffin Organics, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Mauricio E. Zavala Artiega
Defendant: Griffin Organics, Inc., Griffin's Landscaping Corp., Hilltop Nursery And Garden Center, Inc. and Glenn Griffin
Case Number: 1:2016cv06613
Filed: August 22, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: White Plains Office
County: New York
Presiding Judge: Cathy Seibel
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29 U.S.C. ยง 201
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 131 OPINION AND ORDER: For the reasons set forth above, the Court finds the proposed settlement to be fair and reasonable, and the individual settlement of Zavala Artiega's FLSA claims, as set forth in the Term Sheet filed at ECF No. 130-1, is h ereby APPROVED. Zavala Artiega's counsel shall receive $5,000 in attorneys' fees and costs. Zavala Artiega shall receive the balance of the settlement payment, $10,000. The Court directs the parties to submit a stipulation, di smissing with prejudice Zavala Artiega's FLSA claims, on or before May 26, 2021, at which point this case can be closed. Because this action was never certified as a collective or class action, and because Zavala Artiega settled this case individually, the Clerk of the Court is directed to amend the case caption as follows: and further set forth in this Order. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause on 5/19/2021) (rro)
November 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 127 ORDER: On August 12, 2020, the parties informed the Court that they had "secured an arbitration date with Martin Scheinman for October 5, 2020." ECF No. 126. The Court hereby directs counsel to provide a further status update by no later than November 12, 2020. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause on 11/4/2020) (nb)
June 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 123 ORDER re: 117 Order on Motion to Compel, Order on Motion to Expedite. Counsel for both parties are hereby directed to notify the undersigned within three (3) business days whether the Order entered at DE 117 has been complied with, and whether the requisite meeting with the arbitrator has occurred. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Lisa Margaret Smith on 6/25/2020) (kv)
December 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 117 ORDER. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants shall pay all outstanding amounts due and owing to the arbitrator for past arbitration, plus interest from the date any such invoice was originally sent to Defendants, and such payment must be made no la ter than January 21, 2020; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants and Defendants' counsel shall participate in the scheduling of further arbitration proceedings in order for the arbitrator to determine enforcement of the settlement; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall pay the arbitrator, at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled continued arbitration proceedings, for Defendants' portion of the anticipated arbitrator's time during such further arbitration, limited to tw o hours of time; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that following the completion of the arbitration proceedings detailing enforcement of the settlement, any excess payment by Defendants to the arbitrator shall be returned to Defendants' counsel no later tha n two weeks after completion of the proceedings, and that any outstanding payment for time beyond the two hours identified above shall be paid by Defendants to the arbitrator within two weeks of the arbitrator's issuance of any final order. IT I S FURTHER ORDERED that any failure by Defendants to comply with this Order shall result in the arbitrator issuing a final ruling on enforcement of the settlement, even in the absence of Defendants' participation, which shall constitute an enforc eable and final settlement; IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any failure by Defendants to comply with this Order shall result in the imposition of sanctions, including possible monetary sanctions, possible contempt findings, and an enforceable final Order against Defendants in furtherance of the arbitrator's final order, which will be subject to collection by Plaintiff. Plaintiff's counsel shall submit copies of any order issued by the arbitrator to the Court, promptly. The Clerk is directed to terminate the motions at DE 107 and 114. So ordered. Terminating 107 LETTER MOTION to Compel Defendants to Pay Arbitration Fees In Compliance With Court Orders addressed to Magistrate Judge Lisa M. Smith from Taimur Alamgir dated May 14, 2019. Document filed by Mauricio E. Zavala Artiega; Terminating 114 LETTER MOTION to Expedite Consideration of Plaintiff's Requests at Dkt. No. 107 and Dkt. No. 109 addressed to Magistrate Judge Lisa M. Smith from Taimur Alamgir dated July 19, 2019. Document filed by Mauricio E. Zavala Artiega. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Lisa Margaret Smith on 12/27/2019) (rjm)
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Plaintiff: Mauricio E. Zavala Artiega
Represented By: C.K. Lee
Represented By: Anne Melissa Seelig
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