Clark v. The Transition House, Inc.

Filing 23

ORDER Granting in part 20 Motion to Approve Settlement; Adopting Report and Recommendations re 21 Report and Recommendations. Counsel for Plaintiff is prohibited from withholding any portion of the $4,347.54 payable to Plaintiff under the settlement agreement pursuant to a contingent fee agreement or otherwise. Counsel for Plaintiff shall provide a copy of this Order to Plaintiff. The Court declines to reserve jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement. This case is dismissed with prejudice. The Clerk of the Court is directed to close this file. Signed by Judge John Antoon II on 1/11/2012. (DJD)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
TOMMY CLARK,
Plaintiff,
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Case No. 6:11-cv-1282-Orl-28KRS

THE TRANSITION HOUSE, INC.,
Defendant.
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ORDER
This case is before the Court on the Joint Motion to Approve Settlement (Doc. No. 20)
filed December 13, 2011. The United States Magistrate Judge has submitted a report
recommending that the motion be granted in part.
After an independent de novo review of the record in this matter, and consideration
of the Joint Notice of Non-Objection to Report and Recommendation (Doc. 22), 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.

That the Report and Recommendation filed December 15, 2011 (Doc. No. 21)

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

The Joint Motion to Approve Settlement is GRANTED in part.

3.

The Court finds the settlement is a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide

dispute over Fair Labor Standard Act provisions.

4.

Counsel for Plaintiff is prohibited from withholding any portion of the $4,347.54

payable to Plaintiff under the settlement agreement pursuant to a contingent fee agreement
or otherwise.
5.

Counsel for Plaintiff shall provide a copy of this Order to Plaintiff.

6.

The Court declines to reserve jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement.

7.

This case is dismissed with prejudice.

8.

The Clerk of the Court is directed to close this file.

DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, Orlando, Florida this __11th___ day of January,
2012.

Copies furnished to:
United States Magistrate Judge
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Party

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