Opinion
4:22-CV-44-DMB-DAS
12-21-2022
WILLIE R. CLENTION, PLAINTIFF v. GLOBAL INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., DEFENDANTS
ORDER
DEBRA M. BROWN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On December 8, 2022, Willie R. Clention; Tulip Farms, Inc.; and Tensas River Farms III, LLC, filed a joint motion requesting the Court to (1) approve a settlement of Clention's claims against Tulip Farms and Tensas, and (2) dismiss Tulip Farms and Tensas from this case. Doc. #30. They represent that Tulip Farms and Tensas “have agreed to pay [Clention] to settle all claims against [them];” Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Company, the “worker's compensation carrier for ... Clention's employer,” “has agreed to waive its right of recovery against said settlement proceeds;” and because “[a]t the time of the accident, ... Clention was employed by Satterfield Farms, Inc., and subject to the Mississippi Worker's Compensation Act,” “Miss. Code Ann. § 713-71 requires any settlement to be approved by this Court.” Id. at PageID 858, 859.
The motion is signed as “Agreed to” by Bridgefield's counsel. Doc. #30 at PageID 859.
Based on the parties' representations of the settlement and its terms, the joint motion [30] is GRANTED. The settlement among Clention, Tulip Farms, and Tensas is APPROVED. Tulip Farms and Tensas are DISMISSED with prejudice.
The details of the settlement-under which Tulip Farms and Tensas agree to pay Clention a set sum to secure a release-were provided to the Court by e-mail to chambers. No opposition to the joint motion was filed.
SO ORDERED.