Opinion
22-21578-CIV-WILLIAMS
10-12-2022
ORDER
KATHLEEN M. WILLIAMS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Chris M. McAliley's report on the Parties' Joint Motion for Entry of Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Case with Prejudice (the “Report”). (DE 25.) After reviewing the Parties' Settlement Agreement, Judge McAliley determined that the Settlement Agreement, including the amount designated as fees for Plaintiff's counsel, was fair and reasonable. (Id.) Accordingly, Judge McAliley recommends that the Court grant the Joint Motion for Entry of Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Case with Prejudice. (Id.) The Parties did not file any objections to Judge McAliley's Report, and the time period to file objections has passed.
Upon an independent review of the Report, the record, and applicable case law, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1. The conclusions in the Report (DE 25) are AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED.
2. The Parties' Joint Motion for Entry of Order Approving Settlement and Dismissing Case with Prejudice (DE 21) is GRANTED.
3. The Parties' Settlement Agreement is APPROVED.
4. The Court will retain jurisdiction through January 15, 2023 to enforce the Settlement Agreement, if necessary.
5. This case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk is directed to CLOSE this case.
DONE AND ORDERED.