Gonzalez v. SSRM1, LLC et al

Filing 31

ORDER adopting 30 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 28 Joint MOTION for Settlement Approval, Dismissal filed by Adriana Gonzalez. The Joint Motion for Settlement Approval, Dismissal of this Matter (Doc. 28) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. This case is DISMISSED with Prejudice. The Clerk is DIRECTED to close the file. Signed by Judge Paul G. Byron on 5/22/2017. (MMW)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
OCALA DIVISION

ADRIANA GONZALEZ,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 5:16-cv-22-Oc-40PRL

SSRM1, LLC, MARIE BURLESON,
MIKE SHEA and SAMUEL BENEBY,
Defendants.
/
ORDER
This cause is before the Court on the Joint Motion for Settlement Approval,
Dismissal of this Matter (Doc. 28) filed on March 9, 2017. The United States Magistrate
Judge has submitted a report recommending that the motion be granted in part and
denied in part.
After an independent de novo review of the record in this matter, and noting that
no objections were timely filed, the Court agrees entirely with the findings of fact and
conclusions of law in the Report and Recommendation.
Therefore, it is ORDERED as follows:
1.

The Report and Recommendation filed April 28, 2017 (Doc. 30), is

ADOPTED and CONFIRMED and made a part of this Order.
2.

The Joint Motion for Settlement Approval, Dismissal of this Matter (Doc. 28)

is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.

3.

The general release in Paragraph 5 of the Settlement Agreement is

modified to include only Plaintiff’s FLSA claims against the named Defendants. The
remainder of the general release is otherwise STRICKEN.
4.

The waiver of future employment in Paragraph 6 is STRICKEN.

5.

The Court FINDS the Settlement Agreement, with the modifications set forth

above, to be a fair and reasonable compromise of Plaintiff’s FLSA claims.
6.

This case is DISMISSED with Prejudice.

7.

The Clerk is DIRECTED to close the file.

DONE AND ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on May 22, 2017.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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