Andrade v. Blueware, Inc. et al

Filing 77

ORDER granting in part 75 Motion for Settlement, and the parties' settlement agreement is approved; Adopting Report and Recommendations - re 76 Report and Recommendations. Plaintiff's Counsel shall not withhold any portion of t he $2,500.00 payable to Plaintiff, and on or before May 26, 2015, Plaintiff's Counsel shall provide Plaintiff with a copy of this Order and Judge Spaulding's Report and Recommendation. The Complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED with prejudice. The Clerk is directed to close this case. Signed by Judge Carlos E. Mendoza on 5/20/2015. (DJD)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION

CARLOS ANDRADE,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:13-cv-1507-Orl-41KRS

BLUEWARE, INC., ROSE HARR and
WILLIAM MATTHEW DUPREE,
Defendants.
/
ORDER
THIS CAUSE is before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement
and Dismissal with Prejudice (the “Joint Motion,” Doc. 75). United States Magistrate Judge Karla
R. Spaulding submitted a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 76), which recommends that this
Court: (1) grant in part the parties’ Joint Motion, thereby approving the Settlement Agreement
(Doc. 75-1); (2) prohibit counsel from withholding Plaintiff’s settlement proceeds; (3) order
counsel to provide a copy of this Order to Plaintiff; and (4) dismiss this case with prejudice. (Report
& Recommendation at 4).
After an independent de novo review of the record and noting that no objections were
timely filed, this Court agrees entirely with the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Report
and Recommendation.
Therefore, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows:
1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 76) is ADOPTED and CONFIRMED and
made a part of this Order.

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2. The parties’ Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement and Dismissal with Prejudice
(Doc. 75) is GRANTED in part, and the parties’ Settlement Agreement (Doc. 751) is APPROVED.
3. Plaintiff’s Counsel shall not withhold any portion of the $2,500.00 payable to
Plaintiff, and on or before May 26, 2015, Plaintiff’s Counsel shall provide Plaintiff
with a copy of this Order and Judge Spaulding’s Report and Recommendation.
4. The Complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED with prejudice.
5. The Clerk is directed to close this case.
DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on May 20, 2015.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record

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