Key v. Fugitt et al

Filing 17

ORDER directing the parties to modify the consent judgment and re-submit for the Court's review within 7 days of this order, (Compliance due by 8/5/2015). Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 7/29/15. (cmr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATESBORO DIVISION

RAMIE KEY,

Plaintiff,
*

*

v.

*

CHARLES

CV614-039

FUGITT and

CHRISTOPHER KIGHT,
*

Defendants.

ORDER

Presently

pending

before

Motion for Reconsideration.

the

(Doc.

Court

no.

14.)

is

the

plaintiff's

Plaintiff Ramie Key

and defendant Charles Fugitt previously requested that the Court

approve their settlement and enter a consent judgment.
no. 12.)

The Court denied their request (Doc. no. 13.), and Key

now seeks reconsideration (Doc. no.

The

(Doc.

Court

has

given

due

14).

consideration to

Key's

Motion.

Judicial approval of a settlement in this action is not required

by law, and Key has provided no authority to demonstrate that it
is.

Therefore,

the

Court

again

declines

to

approve

the

settlement.

But the parties also seek entry of a consent judgment in
favor of Key and against Fugitt.

(See Doc. no. 12-3.)

While

the

Court

judgment,

is
the

not

opposed

proposed

in

principle

judgment

findings and legal conclusions.

to

contains
(See id.)

entering

a

consent

unnecessary

factual

Therefore,

the Court

DIRECTS the parties to remove each paragraph beginning with the
word "WHEREAS",

retaining only the final paragraph.

The parties

should then submit the modified consent judgment for the Court's
review within seven (7)

days of this Order.

ORDER ENTERED at Augusta, Georgia, this

^K y^-nday of July,

2015.

I

HONOI

V UNITED/STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
^SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA