Lytle v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.

Filing 349

ORDER: The parties' Joint Motion for Approval of Notice 346 is GRANTED. The Court adopts the parties' proposed class notice and methods of dissemination as set forth in the parties' Joint Stipulation. Signed by Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington on 1/31/2014. (KNC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
LIZETH LYTLE, individually
and on behalf of all others
similarly situated who consent
to their inclusion in a
collective action,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 8:12-cv-1848-T-33TBM

LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, INC.;
LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.;
and LOWE’S HIW, INC.,
Defendants.
______________________________/
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court pursuant to the
parties’ Joint Stipulation Regarding Notice to FLSA Class
Members and Motion for Approval of Notice (Doc. # 346), filed
on January 27, 2014.
On January 10, 2014, this Court granted Plaintiff Lizeth
Lytle’s

Amended

Motion

for

Conditional

Certification

of

Collective Class. (Doc. # 340). In that Order, the Court
conditionally certified a national class of Human Resources
Managers

and

supplementing

directed
their

the

respective

parties

to

positions

file

briefs

regarding

the

proposed class notice and means of dissemination of the notice
by January 27, 2014. (Id.).

On January 27, 2014, the parties filed the present Joint
Stipulation Regarding Notice to FLSA Class Members and Motion
for Approval of Notice. (Doc. # 346). Therein, the parties
provide their agreed proposed class notice (Doc. # 346-1),
and the parties’ stipulated methods of dissemination of such
notice (Doc. # 346 at ¶ 4). This Court has reviewed the
parties’ proposed class notice and stipulated methods of
dissemination and is otherwise fully advised in the premises.
Upon

careful

consideration,

the

Court

approves

and

adopts the parties’ proposed class notice and stipulated
methods of dissemination of such notice.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED:
(1)

The parties’ Joint Motion for Approval of Notice (Doc.
# 346) is GRANTED.

(2)

The Court adopts the parties’ proposed class notice and
methods of dissemination as set forth in the parties’
Joint Stipulation.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, in Tampa, Florida, this

31st day of January, 2014.

Copies: All Counsel of Record

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