Youngsman v. Bay Electric of Collier County, Inc., No. 2:2013cv00583 - Document 24 (M.D. Fla. 2014)
Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER granting 18 Motion for Approval of Settlement; adopting and incorporating 21 Report and Recommendations; approving settlement as fair and reasonable. The Clerk shall enter judgment dismissing the case with prejudice, 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 KATHY YOUNGSMAN Plaintiff, v. Case No: 2:13-cv-583-FtM-29UAM BAY ELECTRIC OF COUNTY, INC., a Profit Corporation, COLLIER Florida Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on consideration of the Magistrate Judge s Report and Recommendation (Doc. #21), filed January 7, 2014, recommending that the parties' Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement and Dismissal of the Action With Prejudice (Doc. #18) be granted, the Confidential Settlement Agreement and Claimant's Full and Final Release of Claims for Unpaid Wages (Doc. #18-1) be approved as fair and reasonable, and the case be dismissed with prejudice. The parties filed a Joint Notice of Non Objection to Report and Recommendation (Doc. #23) on January 9, 2014, seeking to have their motion granted. 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, and finding no objection, the Court finds that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge should be approved. 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 for Approval of Settlement Agreement and Dismissal of the Action With Prejudice (Doc. #18) is granted and the Confidential Settlement Agreement and Claimant's Full and Final Release of Claims for Unpaid Wages (Doc. #18-1) is approved as a fair and reasonable resolution. 3. The Clerk shall enter judgment dismissing the case with prejudice, terminate all pending deadlines as moot, and close the file. DONE and ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this of January, 2014. Copies: Hon. Douglas N. Frazier All Parties of Record - 2 - 10th day
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