Opinion
6:22-cv-2265-ACC-LHP
04-10-2023
MICHAEL SMITH, Plaintiff, v. STRADA SERVICES LLC and JOSEPH STRADA, Defendants.
ORDER
Anne C. Conway United States District Judge
This cause is before the Court on the Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement and Dismiss with Prejudice (Doc. 17) filed on March 14, 2023.
The United States Magistrate Judge has submitted a report recommending that the Motion be GRANTED. (Doc. 20).
After an independent de novo review of the record in this matter, and noting that no objections were timely filed, the Court agrees entirely with the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Report and Recommendation.
Therefore, it is ORDERED as follows:
1. The Report and Recommendation filed March 24, 2023 (Doc. 20) is ADOPTED and CONFIRMED and made a part of this Order.
2. The Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement and Dismiss with Prejudice (Doc. 17) is hereby GRANTED.
3. The parties' Settlement Agreement (Doc. 17-1) is a “fair and reasonable resolution” of a bona fide dispute under the Fair Labor Standards Act pursuant to Lynn's Food Stores, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor, 679 F.2d 1350 (11th Cir. 1982).
4. The case is DISMISSED with prejudice.
5. The Clerk is directed to CLOSE the file.
DONE and ORDERED.