Filed: Feb. 15, 2019
Latest Update: Feb. 15, 2019
Summary: ORDER J.P. STADTMUELLER , District Judge . On January 30, 2019, the parties filed a joint motion for preliminary approval of their settlement agreement resolving Plaintiffs' Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") claims against Defendant. (Docket #79). After reviewing the terms of the settlement agreement, (Docket #79-1), the Court finds that the parties' settlement constitutes "a fair and reasonable resolution of [] bona fide dispute[s]" under the FLSA, 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.; Lynn Food Store
Summary: ORDER J.P. STADTMUELLER , District Judge . On January 30, 2019, the parties filed a joint motion for preliminary approval of their settlement agreement resolving Plaintiffs' Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") claims against Defendant. (Docket #79). After reviewing the terms of the settlement agreement, (Docket #79-1), the Court finds that the parties' settlement constitutes "a fair and reasonable resolution of [] bona fide dispute[s]" under the FLSA, 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.; Lynn Food Stores..
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ORDER
J.P. STADTMUELLER, District Judge.
On January 30, 2019, the parties filed a joint motion for preliminary approval of their settlement agreement resolving Plaintiffs' Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") claims against Defendant. (Docket #79). After reviewing the terms of the settlement agreement, (Docket #79-1), the Court finds that the parties' settlement constitutes "a fair and reasonable resolution of [] bona fide dispute[s]" under the FLSA, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; Lynn Food Stores, Inc. v. United States, 679 F.2d 1350, 1355 (11th Cir. 1982); Walton v. United Consumers Club, Inc., 786 F.2d 303, 306 (7th Cir. 1986). As such, the Court will preliminarily approve the parties' settlement agreement and set a date for the fairness hearing. The Court adopts the parties' stipulation as to the certification of the collective action, naming John Weninger as class representative, and designating Walcheske & Luzi, LLC as class counsel. (Docket #82).1 The parties indicate that class counsel will petition the Court for reimbursement of attorneys' fees and costs of no more than $113,090.00 pursuant to the lodestar calculation method. (Docket #81 at 4).
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the parties' joint motion for preliminary approval of the settlement agreement (Docket #79) be and the same is hereby GRANTED;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties' settlement agreement (Docket #79-1) be and the same is hereby preliminarily APPROVED;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties' stipulation to certify the collective action for the purposes of settlement (Docket #82) be and the same is hereby ADOPTED;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs' unopposed motion to modify the Court's notice protocol order (Docket #63) be and the same is hereby DENIED as moot;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that class counsel file a petition with the Court for reimbursement of reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and litigation expenses of no more than $113,090.00 no later than twenty-one (21) calendar days prior to the fairness hearing;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the class action fairness settlement hearing shall be held on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 425, 517 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202; and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pending dates and deadlines of the amended trial scheduling order (Docket #37) be and the same are hereby STAYED until further order from the Court.