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Doe v. Ohio

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION
Mar 2, 2020
Case No. 2:91-cv-464 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 2, 2020)

Opinion

Case No. 2:91-cv-464

03-02-2020

John Doe, et al., Plaintiffs, v. State of Ohio, et al., Defendants.


Magistrate Judge Vascura

OPINION AND ORDER

On February 12, 2020, Magistrate Judge King issued a Report and Recommendation ("R&R") recommending that the Court grant final approval of the parties' Settlement Agreement, award attorney's fees, costs, and expenses in the amount of $3,000,000.00, and enter final judgment in this case. R&R 1, ECF No. 600. Thereafter the parties filed a joint notice of non-objection to the R&R. Notice, ECF No. 601. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the findings and conclusions of the R&R in full. Plaintiffs' motion for final approval, ECF No. 597, and motion for attorney's fees, costs, and expenses, ECF No. 588, are GRANTED. This case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, but the Court retains jurisdiction over the case to enforce the terms of the Settlement Agreement. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter final judgment and terminate this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ _________

MICHAEL H. WATSON, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT


Summaries of

Doe v. Ohio

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION
Mar 2, 2020
Case No. 2:91-cv-464 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 2, 2020)
Case details for

Doe v. Ohio

Case Details

Full title:John Doe, et al., Plaintiffs, v. State of Ohio, et al., Defendants.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION

Date published: Mar 2, 2020

Citations

Case No. 2:91-cv-464 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 2, 2020)

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