Fernandez et al v. Harvard Maintenance, Inc., No. 2:2011cv00509 - Document 17 (M.D. Fla. 2011)
Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 15 Motion to Approve Settlement; adopting and incorporating 16 Report and Recommendations. See Opinion and Order for details and deadlines. The Court will conduct a fairness hearing on Monday, April 23, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom A. Plaintiffs are responsible for notifying all opt-in plaintiffs of this date and time for the hearing. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 12/30/2011. (RKR)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION WALFREDO IZNAGO FERNANDEZ, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, ANDRES HERNANDEZ, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, EIDA ARMENTEROS, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff, vs. Case No. HARVARD MAINTENANCE, INC., COMPLETE SERVICES, INC., 2:11-cv-509-FtM-99SPC HERNA Defendants. ___________________________________ OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on consideration of the Magistrate Judge s Report and Recommendation (Doc. #16), filed December 14, 2011, recommending that plaintiffs Renewed Motion for Preliminary Approval of Collective Action Settlement (Doc. #15) be granted in part and denied in part. 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 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. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED: 1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. #16) is hereby adopted and the findings incorporated herein. 2. The Renewed Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Collective Action Settlement (Doc. #15) is granted in part and denied in part as follows: A. The request for preliminary approval is approved pending finalization and notice to opt-in plaintiffs regarding the proposed Agreement and Release; B. A collective action is conditionally certified as: Former and current non-exempt employees of the Defendants who were employed by Defendants during the month of July 2011 to provide janitorial services to Lee County School District s facilities. -2- C. The Plaintiffs, Walfredo Iznaga Fernandez, Andres Hernandez, and Eida Armenteros are appointed as the collectives representatives; D. Plaintiffs are authorized to issue the Notice of Confidential Settlement of Collective Action (Doc. #15-4) by U.S. Mail; E. Notices shall be sent by on or before January 15, 2012; F. Potential opt-in plaintiffs shall have up to and including March 16, 2012, to return their Notices, and Claim Form and Release, accepting or rejecting the terms of the proposed agreement; G. The parties shall file a motion for approval of the Agreement and Release on or before March 30, 2012; and H. The Court will conduct a fairness hearing to discuss any objections that may arise from the collective class on Monday, April 23, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. before the undersigned in Courtroom A, Sixth Floor, U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Fort Myers, Florida. Plaintiffs will be responsible for notifying all opt-in plaintiffs of this date, time, and place for the hearing. DONE AND ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this December, 2011. -3- 30th day of Copies: Hon. Sheri Polster Chappell United States Magistrate Judge Counsel of Record Unrepresented parties -4-
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