Holley v. Sebek Kirkman LLC et al

Filing 24

ORDER adopting 23 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 22 Joint MOTION for Settlement Approval filed by Cassandra Holley. The Motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The case is DISMISSED with prejudice. The Clerk is DIRECTED to close the file. Signed by Judge Paul G. Byron on 6/13/2016. (MMW)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION

CASSANDRA HOLLEY,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:15-cv-1626-Orl-40GJK

SEBEK KIRKMAN LLC and NICOLA O.
SWABY,
Defendants.
/
ORDER
This cause is before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion for Approval of
Settlement Agreement (Doc. 22) filed on April 5, 2016. 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 May 26, 2016 (Doc. 23), is

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

The Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement (Doc. 22) is

GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.

3.

Plaintiff’s general release (Doc. 22-1 at ¶ 1), the confidentiality provision

(Doc. 22-1 at ¶ 5), and the mutual non-disparagement covenant (Doc. 22-1 at ¶ 7) are
STRICKEN from the Agreement.
4.

The Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement (Doc. 22) is

GRANTED to the extent that the Court finds the Agreement (Doc. 22-1), with the
modifications set forth above, to be a fair and reasonable compromise of Plaintiff’s FLSA
claims.
5.

The Motion is otherwise DENIED.

6.

The case is DISMISSED with prejudice.

7.

The Clerk is DIRECTED to close the file.

DONE AND ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on June 13, 2016.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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