Brown v. SeaDog Brewpub BV, LLC et al

Filing 41

ORDER adopting 39 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 38 Joint MOTION for Settlement Agreement Approval and Dismissal with Prejudice filed by Ian Brown. The motion is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. See Order for details. The case is DISMISSED with Prejudice. The Clerk is DIRECTED to close the file. Signed by Judge Paul G. Byron on 1/12/2017. (MMW)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION

IAN BROWN,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:16-cv-898-Orl-40GJK

SEADOG BREWPUB BV, LLC and
FRED HAYMAN,
Defendants.
/
ORDER
This cause is before the Court on Joint Motion for Approval of Parties' Settlement
Agreement and Dismissal with Prejudice (Doc. 38) filed on November 11, 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
the parties filed a Joint Notice of No Objection (Doc. 40), 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 December 29, 2016 (Doc. 39), is

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

The Joint Motion for Approval of Parties' Settlement Agreement and

Dismissal with Prejudice (Doc. 38) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
3.

Plaintiff’s general release (Doc. 38-1 at ¶3) and the confidentiality provision

(Doc. 38-1 at ¶8) is STRICKEN from the Settlement Agreement.

4.

The Joint Motion for Settlement Agreement Approval and Dismissal with

Prejudice (Doc. 38) is GRANTED to the extent that the Court finds the Agreement (Doc.
38-1), 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 January 12, 2017.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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