Brown v. Pontus LLC et al

Filing 34

ORDER denying re 32 Motion to Seal Document; APPROVING re 30 Stipulation of Dismissal. As a result, this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The parties shall bear their own costs and attorneys' fees. The Clerk is DIRECTED to close this case. Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr on 4/4/19. (loh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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SAVANNAH DIVISION

DIXIE BROWN,
Plaintiff,
CASE NO. CV417-202

V.

PONTUS LLC, and IVAYLO
DIMITRIV,
Defendants.

ORDER

Before the Court is the parties'

Joint Motion

to Seal.

(Doc. 32.) In their motion, the parties request that the Court

either

allow

Standards

the

Act

parties

to

("FLSA")

file

a

proposed

settlement

alternatively, dismiss this action

Fair

under

Labor

seal

or,

without prejudice. (Id.;

Doc. 33.) For the following reasons, the parties' request to
file

the

FLSA

settlement

under

seal

is DENIED.

However,

the

parties' request to dismiss this action without prejudice is
GRANTED.

On December 19, 2018, the parties in this action filed a

stipulation

of dismissal

purporting

to

dismiss this

action

with prejudice. (Doc. 30.) On review, the Court found that the
stipulated dismissal was improper because the parties were not

permitted to settle and dismiss any FLSA action without prior
approval

of

the

settlement

terms

by

the

Court.

(Doc.

31.)