Filed: Jul. 02, 2015
Latest Update: Jul. 02, 2015
Summary: ORDER 1 SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL , District Judge . This matter comes before the Court on United States Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier's Report and Recommendation ( Doc. #22 ) filed on June 18, 2015. Judge Frazier recommends granting the parties' Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement and to Dismiss Case with Prejudice ( Doc. #21 ) and approving the parties' settlement agreement ( Doc. #21-1 ) as a "fair and reasonable resolution of a bone fide dispute" of the claims raised under the
Summary: ORDER 1 SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL , District Judge . This matter comes before the Court on United States Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier's Report and Recommendation ( Doc. #22 ) filed on June 18, 2015. Judge Frazier recommends granting the parties' Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement and to Dismiss Case with Prejudice ( Doc. #21 ) and approving the parties' settlement agreement ( Doc. #21-1 ) as a "fair and reasonable resolution of a bone fide dispute" of the claims raised under the F..
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ORDER1
SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on United States Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier's Report and Recommendation (Doc. #22) filed on June 18, 2015. Judge Frazier recommends granting the parties' Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement and to Dismiss Case with Prejudice (Doc. #21) and approving the parties' settlement agreement (Doc. #21-1) as a "fair and reasonable resolution of a bone fide dispute" of the claims raised under the Fair Labor Standards Act. (Doc. #22). The parties do not object to the Report and Recommendation (Doc. #70), and the time to do so has expired. Thus, this matter is ripe for review.
After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject, or modify the magistrate judge's report and recommendation. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see also Williams v. Wainwright, 681 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1982). In the absence of specific objections, there is no requirement that a district judge review factual findings de novo, Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 F.2d 776, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993), and the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendations, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The district judge reviews legal conclusions de novo, even in the absence of an objection. See Cooper-Houston v. Southern Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994).
After conducting an independent examination of the file and upon consideration of Judge Frazier's findings and recommendations, the Court accepts and adopts the Report and Recommendation (Doc. #22).
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. #22) is ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED and the findings incorporated herein.
2. The parties' Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement and to Dismiss Case with Prejudice (Doc. #21) is GRANTED, and their Settlement Agreement (Doc. #21-1) is approved as fair and reasonable.
3. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment accordingly, dismiss the case with prejudice, terminate all deadlines and motions, and close the file.
DONE and ORDERED.
