Class Counsel Filed a Supplemental Central Booking Settlement on October 7 and Asked to Move the October 22 Hearing — the Official Site Still Lists October 19 as the Claim Deadline

Two filings landed in the lead case, Capobianco, on the evening of October 7, 2026. Docket entry 199 is a “MOTION for Settlement Supplement Preliminary Approval,” filed by class counsel with two attachments: an “Exhibit Supplemental Settlement Agreement” and a “Proposed Order.” One minute later came entry 200, a “Letter regarding Supplemental Settlement and Request to Adjourn October 22, 2026 Final Approval Hearing.” Matching settlement papers and letters were entered the same day in the two companion cases, Brennan and Aboubakar. Earlier the same day, around midday, the court also docketed a letter from a class member about a claim they had submitted.

What the supplement changes is not public. The documents are not on CourtListener’s free archive, and the settlement website still lists only its four original documents — the preliminary approval order, the stipulation of settlement and the long-form notice in English and Spanish. We are not going to guess at the terms. What the filings do tell us: the parties have amended or added to the May 2026 deal, they want the judge to sign off on that change first, and they asked to push back the hearing at which the whole settlement would be finally approved. As of October 14, 2026, the docket shows nothing after October 7 — no order granting or denying either request.

Nothing filed on October 7 asks to move the claim deadline, as far as the docket text shows, and the official site has not changed it. Its home page, read October 14, 2026, still says: “To receive a payment, you must file a claim by October 19, 2026. You may file a claim here or by mail.” The paper claim form must be mailed “by no later than October 19, 2026.” The notice is blunt: “You MUST file a claim form to get paid.” Being listed in Department of Correction records is what got you the notice; it does not, by itself, get you a payment.

The claim form offers five ways to be paid: PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, a virtual prepaid card or a paper check. It asks for your Social Security number; if you would rather not write it on paper, the form itself says to file online, where it is submitted encrypted. One line at the bottom matters for some claimants: “If you have any unpaid child support judgments against you, in compliance with New York State law, the City of New York will also assert that lien, which will reduce your payment.” The settlement agreement caps that deduction at up to $120 per detention.

Two other deadlines are behind us. The deadline to opt out and the deadline to object were both October 5, 2026. If the court sets a new hearing date, the notice already warns that the date “may change without further notice to the class” and tells class members to check CentralBookingSettlement.com.

Under the agreement now on file, each class member who files on time receives “a maximum amount of $475 for each Relevant Arrest” — per detention, not per person. The class covers people held at Brooklyn Central Booking from April 8, 2017 to December 27, 2019, and at any Central Booking location from February 3, 2020 to March 1, 2023. Your count comes from the City’s records; if you think it is wrong, the notice says to contact the administrator, who will consult the parties and give you a final calculation.

The $475 is a ceiling with a clear trigger. The agreement says that if the total number of detentions claimed by timely claimants “exceeds 45,263, the payments will be reduced pro rata.” By our arithmetic, 45,263 detentions at $475 come to $21,499,925 — just under the $21.5 million cap. Below that number, everyone gets the full $475 per detention, less any child support lien. Money not paid out does not stay in a pool for later: it “will revert to the City of New York one year after the Effective Date for Payment.” Whether the supplement touches any of these terms is exactly what is not public yet.

On timing, the notice says payment will be sent after final approval, “likely by the end of 2026.” The agreement explains why a hearing delay matters: the City’s duty to deposit the fund kicks in 60 days after the final approval order, or 60 days after any appeals are resolved. If the October 22 hearing moves, that clock starts later — our reading, not an announced date. How do I track my settlement check? For now there is nothing to track: no payments have been issued, and none can be before final approval. Questions about a claim go to the administrator at 1-833-749-4297 or info@CentralBookingSettlement.com.

Yes. The site states that it is “the official Settlement Website” for the three cases, “authorized by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.” The case numbers on it match the court docket. Its documents are hosted by Angeion Group, a claims administration company, and the mailing addresses in the court-approved notice are the Central Booking Settlement Administrator, 1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210, Philadelphia, PA 19103, and P.O. Box 58220, Philadelphia, PA 19102 for opt-outs and objections.

The usual cautions apply because the claim form asks for a Social Security number and payment-app details. Type the address yourself — www.CentralBookingSettlement.com — and use only the phone number printed in the notice, 1-833-749-4297. Filing is free: the notice says attorneys’ fees of up to $2,950,000 and all administration costs are paid by the City separately and “will not come out of the fund for the class.” Anyone asking you for a fee to file, or claiming that the hearing delay means you must re-file, is not speaking for the settlement; nothing in the October 7 filings or on the official site says so.

The three lawsuits, filed in April 2019, April 2020 and November 2021, alleged that the City “detained plaintiffs in unconstitutional conditions” in its Central Booking facilities, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. The City denies wrongdoing and agreed to settle in May 2026. If the court does not approve the deal, the notice says, “it will be void and the lawsuit will continue.” A late supplement plus a request for more time is common when parties fix a term before the hearing; it is not a sign that the settlement has collapsed, and nothing on the docket says it has.

Two questions people search alongside this case belong elsewhere. How much will I get from a class action settlement? In this one, up to $475 per Central Booking detention; every other settlement sets its own amount in its own notice. How much will each person get from the Amazon settlement? That is a different case with no connection to New York City or Central Booking; this page cannot answer it, and the figure is on that settlement’s own official website. For the basics of this case — the two class periods, the fee arrangement and the child support line on the form — see our earlier coverage below. We will update when the court rules on the supplement or sets a new hearing date.