Brabham et al v. 4 Guys Pizza, LLC, No. 2:2013cv00535 - Document 17 (M.D. Fla. 2014)
Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER granting 15 Motion for Approval of Settlement; adopting and incorporating 16 Report and Recommendations; approving settlement as fair and reasonable. The Clerk shall enter judgment dismissing the case with prejudice, with the Court retaining jurisdiction over the enforcement of the Settlement Agreement for a period of one (1) year from the date of Judgment, terminate all deadlines, and close the file. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 1/10/2014. (RKR)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION STEPHANIE BRABHAM MICHAEL ROBERTS and Plaintiffs, v. Case No: 2:13-cv-535-FtM-29DNF 4 GUYS PIZZA, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on consideration of the Magistrate Judge s Report and Recommendation (Doc. #16), filed December 5, 2013, recommending that the parties' Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement and For Entry of Judgment in FLSA Matter (Doc. #15) be granted, the Settlement Agreement (Doc. #15-1) be approved as fair and reasonable, jurisdiction be retained for a period of one year, and the case be dismissed. No objections were filed and the time to file objections 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. 28 U.S.C. ยง 636(b)(1); United States v. Powell, 628 F.3d 1254, 1256 (11th Cir. 2010). 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). After a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, the Court will approve and adopt the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. The Court will also retain jurisdiction to the extent that the parties may seek to reopen the matter to enforce the Settlement Agreement within a year of the entry of judgment. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED: 1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. #16) is hereby adopted and the findings incorporated herein. 2. The parties' Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement and For Entry of Judgment in FLSA Matter (Doc. #15) is granted, and the Settlement Agreement (Doc. #15-1) is approved as a fair and reasonable resolution of the case. 3. The Clerk shall enter judgment dismissing the case with prejudice, with the Court retaining jurisdiction over the enforcement of the Settlement Agreement for a period of one (1) year from the date of Judgment. DONE and ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this January, 2014. Copies: All Parties of Record - 2 - 10th day of
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