Saunders v. Commercial Companies, Inc.

Filing 23

ORDER adopting 20 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 18 Joint MOTION for Settlement (to Approve Settlement Agreement & Incorporated Memorandum of Law) filed by Commercial Companies, Inc. See PDF for additional details. This case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk is directed to CLOSE the file. Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway on 4/27/2017. (JLC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
HAHSHIM SAUNDERS,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:16-cv-1865-Orl-22GJK

COMMERCIAL COMPANIES, INC.,
Defendant.

ORDER
This cause is before the Court on the Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement
(Doc. No. 18) filed on March 27, 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 the
parties filed a Joint Notice of Non-Objection (Doc. No. 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.

The Report and Recommendation filed April 17, 2017 (Doc. No. 20), is

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

The Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement is hereby GRANTED in part

and DENIED in part.
3.

The non-disparagement provision in the Agreement (Doc. No. 18 at 10, ¶7d, first

sentence) is hereby STRICKEN.
4.

The Court finds the Agreement (Doc. No. 18 at 6-11), with the modification set

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

5.

This case is DISMISSED WITH PRJUDICE.

6.

The Clerk is directed to CLOSE the file.

DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on April 27, 2017.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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