Bowen v. Eastside Urgent Care, LLC et al

Filing 32

ORDER directing as follows: (1) the 31 Joint Motion To Approve Settlement is GRANTED, and all claims in this action, including, but not limited to, claims under the FLSA for wages, overtime, liquidated damages, attorneys' fees, costs, expe nses or other relief, award of damages are DISMISSED with prejudice; (2) directing the clerk to enter this document as a final judgment pursuant to Rule 58 FRCP. Signed by Honorable Judge W. Harold Albritton, III on 9/28/16. (Attachments: # 1 civil appeals checklist). Furnished to calendar group & JT (terminates Pretrial Conference 09/06/2017; Non-Jury Trial 10/02/2017).(djy, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHERN DIVISION
AMANDA BOWEN,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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EASTSIDE URGENT CARE, LLC,
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SELMA URGENT CARE, LLC,
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VAUGHN URGENT CARE, LLC, JONATHAN )
PHAM, THANG AN, SAI NAMBURU
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and SAGAR VADLAMUDI,
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Defendants.
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ORDER
This cause is before the court on a Joint Motion to Approve the Settlement Agreement
(Doc. #31).
Upon reviewing the Joint Motion to Approve the Settlement Agreement, and reviewing
the Settlement Agreement submitted, this court is of the opinion that there are bona fide disputes
over issues of liability and the amount of overtime compensation due, if any, under the Fair
Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. '201, et seq (AFLSA@), and that the settlement is a fair and
reasonable resolution of such bona fide disputes and should be approved by this court. See
Lynn=s Food Stores, Inc., 679 F.2d 1350, 1355 (11th Cir. 1982).
Therefore, it is hereby ORDERED as follows:
1. The Joint Motion to Approve the Settlement Agreement (Doc. #31), is GRANTED,
and all claims in this action, including, but not limited to, claims under the FLSA for wages,
overtime, liquidated damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses or other relief, award or damages
are DISMISSED with prejudice.

2. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to enter this document as a final judgment
pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Done this 28th day of September, 2016.
/s/ W. Harold Albritton
W. HAROLD ALBRITTON
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE