Opinion
Case No. 3:10-cv-294-J-32JRK
07-10-2012
BRADLEY HOSIER, Plaintiff, v. MATTRESS FIRM, INC., Defendant.
ORDER
This case is before the Court on the Magistrate Judge's June 8, 2012 Report and Recommendation (Doc. 69) and the parties' Joint Notice of Waiver of Objections to Report and Recommendation (Doc. 70). Upon independent de novo review, it is hereby
ORDERED:
1. The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 69) is ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.
2. The Joint Motion for Final Order Approving Settlement of Collective Action and Dismissing Case (Doc. 65) is GRANTED.
3. The parties' settlement is APPROVED, including the amount of attorneys' fees, costs, and service payments, and this matter is hereby certified as a collective action for settlement purposes.
4. The Settlement Claims Administrator is directed to (1) mail all payments, including service payments, to Qualified Claimants; (2) wire any award of attorneys' fees and costs to Plaintiffs' counsel; and (3) refund any amount remaining in the common fund to Defendant, in accordance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement, within fourteen (14) days of this Order.
5. The Court will retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the parties1 settlement, but in all other respects, this case is dismissed with prejudice; the Clerk shall close the file.
DONE AND ORDERED at Jacksonville, Florida this 10th day of July, 2012.
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TIMOTHY J. CORRIGAN
United States District Judge
mg.
Copies:
Honorable James R, Klindt
United States Magistrate Judge
counsel of record