Hawkins v. Seniorbridge Family Companies (Fl), Inc., No. 2:2010cv00181 - Document 22 (M.D. Fla. 2010)
Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER granting 19 Motion to Approve Settlement; adopting and incorporating 21 Report and Recommendations; approving settlement as fair and reasonable. The Clerk shall enter judgment dismissing the case with prejudice, with each party to bear their own costs and attorneys fees, except as otherwise provided by settlement, and close the file. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 11/8/2010. (RKR)
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Hawkins v. Seniorbridge Family Companies (Fl), Inc. Doc. 22 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION CRYSTAL HAWKINS, Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 2:10-cv-181-FtM-29SPC SENIORBRIDGE FAMILY COMPANIES (FL), INC., Defendant. ___________________________________ OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on consideration of the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. #21), filed October 25, 2010, recommending that the parties’ Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement (Doc. #19) be granted and the case be dismissed with prejudice. No objections have been filed and the time to do so has expired. After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject or modify the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation. 636(b)(1); 28 U.S.C. § Williams v. Wainwright, 681 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1112 (1983). In the absence of specific objections, there is no requirement that a district judge review factual findings de novo, Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 F.2d 776, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993), and the court may accept, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendations. 636(b)(1)(C). 28 U.S.C. § The district judge reviews legal conclusions de Dockets.Justia.com novo, even in the absence of an objection. See Cooper-Houston v. Southern Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994); Castro Bobadilla v. Reno, 826 F. Supp. 1428, 1431-32 (S.D. Fla. 1993), aff’d, 28 F.3d 116 (11th Cir. 1994) (Table). After conducting an independent examination of the file and upon due consideration of the Report and Recommendation, the Court accepts the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge and finds that the settlement is fair and reasonable. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED: 1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. #21) is hereby adopted and the findings incorporated herein. 2. The parties’ Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement (doc. #19) is GRANTED and the Settlement Agreement (Doc. #19-1) is approved as fair and reasonable. 3. The Clerk shall enter judgment dismissing the case with prejudice, with each party to bear their own costs and attorney’s fees, except as otherwise provided by settlement. The Clerk is further directed to terminate all deadlines and motions, and to close the file. DONE AND ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this November, 2010. -2- 8th day of Copies: Hon. Sheri Polster Chappell United States Magistrate Judge Counsel of Record Unrepresented parties -3-
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