Filed: Jun. 17, 2014
Latest Update: Jun. 17, 2014
Summary: ORDER 1 SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Chad Barta and Defendants R.A.T. Management, Inc. and Richard A. Thoma's Stipulation of Dismissal With Prejudice ( Doc. #24 ) filed on June 13, 2014. This matter was brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. 201m et seq. for recovery of unpaid overtime compensation, liquated damages, and attorneys' fees and costs allegedly owed to Plaintiff. ( Doc. #1 ) The parties info
Summary: ORDER 1 SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Chad Barta and Defendants R.A.T. Management, Inc. and Richard A. Thoma's Stipulation of Dismissal With Prejudice ( Doc. #24 ) filed on June 13, 2014. This matter was brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. 201m et seq. for recovery of unpaid overtime compensation, liquated damages, and attorneys' fees and costs allegedly owed to Plaintiff. ( Doc. #1 ) The parties infor..
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ORDER1
SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Chad Barta and Defendants R.A.T. Management, Inc. and Richard A. Thoma's Stipulation of Dismissal With Prejudice (Doc. #24) filed on June 13, 2014. This matter was brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. § 201m et seq. for recovery of unpaid overtime compensation, liquated damages, and attorneys' fees and costs allegedly owed to Plaintiff. (Doc. #1)
The parties inform the Court that Plaintiff's claims have been resolved without compromise. (Doc. #24). The Court, therefore, need not approve the settlement for fairness. See Lynn's Food Stores, Inc. v. United States Dep't of Labor, 679 F.2d 1350, 1352 (11th Cir. 1982); King v. My Online Neighborhood, Inc., No. 6:06-cv-435-Orl-22JGG, 2007 WL 737575, at *3 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 7, 2007) ("Where the employer offers the plaintiff full compensation on h[er] FLSA claim, no compromise is involved and judicial approval is not required." (citation omitted)).
Moreover, Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows a plaintiff to dismiss an action without a court order by "a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared." Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). To that end, the parties voluntarily dismiss this case with prejudice under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii); and both parties have signed the Stipulation of Dismissal (Doc. #24). The Court, therefore, dismisses the case with prejudice.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1. Plaintiff Chad Barta's Complaint (Doc. #1) is DISMISSED with prejudice.
2. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment accordingly, terminate all pending motions and previously scheduled deadlines, and close the file.
DONE and ORDERED.
