Alvarado-Flores et al v. Garcia-Pineda et al

Filing 57

ORDER granting 56 Motion for Approval of Settlement. The Settlement Agreement and Release are APPROVED without changes. Upon receipt of allpayments due to Plaintiffs and Legal Aid of North Carolina as set forth in Paragraph 3 of their Settlement Agreement, the Plaintiffs shall execute and file with the Court a Notice of Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice with Request for an Order expressly retaining jurisdiction over matters arising from enforcement of the Settlement Agreement. Signed by Senior Judge W. Earl Britt on 12/26/2018. (Edwards, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
NO: 5:17-cv-00369-BR
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ELISEO ALONSO-MIRANDA, et al.
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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CIRILA GARCIA-PINEDA, et al.
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Defendants.
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ORDER
In consideration of Plaintiffs and Defendants’ Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement,
and stated grounds for same, this Joint Motion to Approve the Settlement Agreement is hereby
approved entered as an Order of this Court as follows:
Having considered the extent of the parties’ discovery that has taken place, the stage of
the proceedings, including the complexity, expense and likely duration of the litigation, the
absence of fraud or collusion in the settlement, the experience of Plaintiffs’ counsel who have
represented Plaintiffs throughout the period prior to the commencement of the lawsuit and for the
duration of the litigation, and the probability of Plaintiffs' success on the merits and the amount
of the settlement in relation to the potential recovery, the Court finds the Settlement Agreement
and Release fair and reasonable.
The Joint Motion to Approve the Settlement Agreement is ALLOWED and the
Settlement Agreement and Release are APPROVED without changes. Upon receipt of all
payments due to Plaintiffs and Legal Aid of North Carolina as set forth in Paragraph 3 of their
Settlement Agreement, the Plaintiffs shall execute and file with the Court a Notice of Stipulation

of Dismissal with Prejudice with Request for an Order expressly retaining jurisdiction over
matters arising from enforcement of the Settlement Agreement.
This 26 December 2018.

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W. Earl Britt
Senior U.S. District Judge

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