Order | Filed: September 25, 2026
| Entered: September 25, 2026
Andrade-Barteldes v. ASA College, Inc. et al
Labor: Fair Standards | New York Southern
Order on Motion to Approve
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH DEFENDANTS ASA COLLEGE, INC. AND ALEXANDER SHCHEGOL AND APPROVAL OF DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROPOSED CLASS NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT granting 198 Motion to Approve. The above..;captioned matter came before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion for PreliminaryApproval of the Settlement Agreement with Defendants ASA College, Inc. and AlexanderShchegol and Approval of Distribution of the Proposed Class Notice of Settlement (the "Motionfor Preliminary Approval").1. Based upon the Court's review of the Declaration of Justin S. Clark, Esq. datedSeptember 18, 2026, along with all exhibits annexed thereto, and Plaintiff's Memorandum ofLaw in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Approval, the Court grants preliminaryapproval of the settlement agreement memorialized between Plaintiff and Class Counsel, on theone hand, and defendants ASA College, Inc. and Alexander Shchegol, on the other hand (the"Settlement Agreement"), which is annexed to the Declaration of Justin S. Clark, Esq. as'Exhibit C', and so orders all of its terms, on a preliminary basis. 2. The Court concludes that the Settlement Agreement is within the range ofreasonable settlement results as it relates to defendants ASA College, Inc. and Alexander Shchegol, such that notice to the Class is appropriate. 3. The Court finds that the Settlement Agreement is the result of arms' -length negotiations between Plaintiff and Class Counsel, on the one hand, and defendants ASA College,Inc. and Alexander Shchegol, on the other hand, and that counsel is well-versed in the litigationof wage and hour class actions.4. The Court approves the Proposed Class Notice of Settlement, which is annexed to the Declaration of Justin S. Clark, Esq. as 'Exhibit D', and directs its distribution to the Class by Class Counsel. 5. The Court finds that the Proposed Class Notice of Settlement fully complies with due process and Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 6. The Court orders that the following deadlines are imposed: (a) within 60 days of the date of this Order, Class Counsel shall cause to be sent the Proposed Class Notice of Settlement, by U.S. Mail, to all collective and class members; (b) 60 days after the Proposed Class Notice of Settlement is sent by Class counsel to all collective and class members, the time for class members to exclude themselves from the settlement, or class members to submitobjections to the Settlement Agreement shall expire; and (c) on March 15, 2027 at 11:00a.m. a final hearing concerning approval of the Settlement Agreement will be conducted by the Court in Courtroom 15C at the 500 pearl Street Courthouse. The sum payable to Simpluris, Inc. for the costs ofadministration shall not exceed $6,083.00. The notice toclass members shall inform them that exclusion requestsand opt-out notices may be filed with the Court by thedeadline reflected in the notice. Motions for approval ofthe final settlement and for approval of attorneys' fees andthe incentive award shall be filed no later than three weeksbefore the hearing date. Any opposition to the motionsshall be filed within two weeks thereafter. It is so ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 9/25/2026) (jca)