| Janitor Who Was Told To Work
With Hurt Toe Dropped 1 Defendant Now Settles
With Others
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Aug 27 – Cesar Sierra starting
working as a superintendent in
206 Audubon Avenue and 551
West 175th Street in Upper
Manhattan in May 2019. Both
buildings were managed, but
not owned, by Alma Realty
Corp.
Sierra injured
his right big toe but was told
he had to keep working. He
sued.
On August
26, U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Lewis J. Liman had
a fairness hearing on dropping
Alma from the case. Inner City
Press covered it.
Sierra's
lawyer explained how taking
one-third of Alma's $10,000
payment was fair, compared to
what he said is his usual $450
an hour rate.
Judge
Liman said when it is only one
party being dropped, he cites
Rules 21 and 15. The lawyers
said that was OK.
Now on
February 17, the other
defendants came for a fairness
hearing on their settlement.
Inner City Press again covered
it. Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake
House, needless to say, was
cited. Inner City Press will
continue to cover these cases.
The case is
Sierra v. Alma Realty Corp. et
al., 19-cv-8455 (Liman)
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