NATHANIEL COUSINS, Magistrate Judge.
The parties, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate to dismissal of this action in its entirety with prejudice pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.41(a)(2). Outside of the terms of the Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") herein, each party is to bear its own costs and attorneys' fees. The parties further consent to and request that the Court retain jurisdiction over enforcement of the Agreement. See Kokonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375 (1994) (empowering the district courts to retain jurisdiction over enforcement of settlement agreements).
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between parties to this action through their designated counsel that the above-captioned action become and hereby is dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2).
This stipulation may be executed in counterparts and have the same force and effect as though all signatures are on the same and/or consecutive pages. Photocopies and facsimile shall have the same force and effect as originals.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.41(a)(2). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court shall retain jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing the parties' Settlement Agreement and General Release should such enforcement be necessary.