Morales et al v. Farmland Foods

Filing 418

ORDER that by March 9, 2012, the parties shall electronically file a motion for preliminary approval of settlement and supporting documents or a joint stipulation for dismissal. Absent compliance with this order, this case may be dismissed without f urther notice. The pretrial conference and trial previously scheduled are cancelled and the plaintiffs' Motion to Compel 405 is terminated upon the representation that this case is settled. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Thomas D. Thalken. (JSF)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
MARIA GUZMAN MORALES, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
vs.
FARMLAND FOODS, INC.,
a Delaware Corporation and
subsidiary of Smithfield Foods,
Defendant.

8:08CV504

ORDER

Upon notice of settlement given to the magistrate judge on February 8, 2012, by
Carolyn H. Cottrell, counsel for the plaintiffs,

IT IS ORDERED that:
1.

On or before March 9, 2012, the parties shall electronically file a Motion for

Preliminary Approval of Settlement and supporting documents or a joint stipulation for
dismissal

and

shall

submit

to

the

Honorable

Joseph

F.

Bataillon,

at

[e-mail], a draft order on such motion. If the case is being dismissed,
the stipulation shall comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a) and shall state whether the dismissal
is with or without prejudice.
2.

Absent compliance with this order, this case (including all counterclaims and

the like) may be dismissed without further notice.
3.

The pretrial conference and trial previously scheduled are cancelled and the

plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel (Filing No. 405) is terminated upon the representation that this
case is settled.
DATED this 8th day of February, 2012.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Thomas D. Thalken
United States Magistrate Judge