Goodson v. J.J.F. Construction & Property Management, Inc. et al

Filing 40

ORDER. The Stipulation of Dismissal With Prejudice 39 is GRANTED. The Court dismisses with prejudice the above-captioned case. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment accordingly, terminate all pending motions and deadlines, and close the file. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 7/10/2017. (LMF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
BRADLEY GOODSON, for himself and
on behalf of those similarly situated
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 2:16-cv-708-FtM-38MRM

J.J.F. CONSTRUCTION &
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC.,
JAREK FREUND, SLAWOMIR
FREUND and ARIEL FREUND,
Defendants.
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ORDER1
This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Stipulation of Dismissal With
Prejudice. (Doc. 39). Plaintiff Bradley Goodson filed this case to recover overtime wages
under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 207. (Doc. 1). Since then, the parties
have resolved Goodson’s claims in full without compromise, and they request dismissal
of this case with prejudice. (Doc. 39). Because the parties have resolved this case
without compromise, the Court need not review and approve the settlement for fairness.
See Lynn's Food Stores, Inc. v. U.S. 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

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*3 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 7, 2007) (“Where the employer offers the plaintiff full compensation on
his FLSA claim, no compromise is involved and judicial approval is not required.” (citation
omitted)). The parties have also separately negotiated attorney’s fees.
In addition, 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). Here, the parties stipulate to
dismissing this case and have signed the Stipulation of Dismissal. (Doc. 39). The Court
thus dismisses this case with prejudice.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
(1) The Stipulation of Dismissal With Prejudice (Doc. 39) is GRANTED. The Court
dismisses with prejudice the above-captioned case.
(2) The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment accordingly, terminate all
pending motions and deadlines, and close the file.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida this 7th day of July 2017.

Copies: All Parties of Record

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