Opinion
22-cv-60296-ALTMAN/Hunt
11-18-2022
DEJUAN WEST, Plaintiff, v. WASTE PRO OF FLORIDA, INC., Defendant.
ORDER
ROY K. ALTMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On June 30, 2022, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Settlement Approval [ECF No. 24] (the “Motion”). The Court referred that Motion to United States Magistrate Judge Patrick M. Hunt. See Order of Referral [ECF No. 25]. Magistrate Judge Hunt issued a Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 28] (the “R&R”), in which he determined that the Motion should be granted. Magistrate Judge Hunt also warned the parties as follows:
Within fourteen (14) days after being served with a copy of this Report and Recommendation, any party may serve and file written objections to any of the above findings and recommendations as provided by the Local Rules for this district. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); S.D. FLA. MAG. R. 4(b). The parties are hereby notified that a failure to timely object waives the right to challenge on appeal the District Court's order based on unobjected-to factual and legal conclusions contained in this Report and Recommendation. 11th Cir. R. 3-1 (2018); see Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985).Id. at 3. More than fourteen days have passed, and neither side has objected.
When a magistrate judge's “disposition” has been properly objected to, district courts must review that disposition de novo. FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3). But, when no party has timely objected, “the court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.” FED. R. CIV. P. 72 advisory committee's notes (citation omitted). Although Rule 72 itself is silent on the standard of review, the Supreme Court has acknowledged that Congress's intent was to require de novo review only where objections have been properly filed-and not, as here, when no party objects. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985) (“It does not appear that Congress intended to require district court review of a magistrate [judge]'s factual or legal conclusions, under a de novo or any other standard, when neither party objects to those findings.”). In any event, the “[f]ailure to object to the magistrate [judge]'s factual findings after notice precludes a later attack on these findings.” Lewis v. Smith, 855 F.2d 736, 738 (11th Cir. 1988) (citing Nettles v. Wainwright, 677 F.2d 404, 410 (5th Cir. 1982)).
Having reviewed the R&R, the record, and the applicable law, we find no clear error on the face of the R&R. Accordingly, we hereby ORDER AND ADJUDGE as follows:
1. The R&R [ECF No. 28] is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED in full.
2. The Joint Motion for Settlement Approval [ECF No. 24] is GRANTED.
3. This case is DISMISSED with prejudice, in accordance with the Parties' agreed-upon terms.
4. All other pending motions are DENIED as moot. Any pending deadlines and hearings are TERMINATED.
5. The Court retains jurisdiction for thirty (30) days to enforce the terms of the Settlement Agreement.
6. The Plaintiff should file any Motion for Attorney Fees in accordance with Local Rule 7.3. C
DONE AND ORDERED