Serbonich v. Pacifica Fort Myers, LLC et al, No. 2:2017cv00528 - Document 42 (M.D. Fla. 2018)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 39 Motion for Approval of Settlement; adopting and incorporating 40 Report and Recommendations; approving settlement. The Clerk shall enter judgment dismissing the case with prejudice without the Court retaining jurisdiction and close the file. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 5/31/2018. (RKR)

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Serbonich v. Pacifica Fort Myers, LLC et al Doc. 42 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION LORI SERBONICH, Plaintiff, v. Case No: 2:17-cv-528-FtM-29MRM PACIFICA FORT MYERS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company and EXTENDED CARE PORTFOLIO FLORIDA LLC, a foreign limited liability company, Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on consideration of the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. #40), filed May 29, 2018, recommending that the Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement (Doc. #39) be granted in part, the settlement be approved, the Court decline to retain jurisdiction, and that the case be dismissed. On May 30, 2018, the parties filed a Notice to the Court That the Parties Have No Objection to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. #41). 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. § 636(b)(1); Williams v. Wainwright, 681 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1982), Dockets.Justia.com 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). 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. #40) is hereby adopted and the findings incorporated herein. 2. The parties' Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement (Doc. #39) is granted in part and denied in part and the Settlement Agreement (Doc. #39-1) is approved resolution of a bona fide dispute. - 2 - as a fair and reasonable 3. The Clerk shall enter judgment dismissing the case with prejudice without the Court retaining jurisdiction, terminate all deadlines and motions, and close the file. DONE and ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this of May, 2018. Copies: Hon. Mac R. McCoy United States Magistrate Judge Counsel of Record Unrepresented parties - 3 - 31st day

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