Epps et al v. Scaffolding Solutions, LLC

Filing 123

ORDER adopting the Report and Recommendations re 120 Report and Recommendations; granting 117 Joint Motion for Settlement Approval in accordance with the Order Granting Joint Motion for Settlement Approval, ECF No. 124, filed simultaneously with this Order. Signed by District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith on 12/17/2019. (tamarm)

filed

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

Norfolk Division

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TONY EPFS, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
V.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:17cv562

SCAFFOLDING SOLUTIONS, LLC,
Defendant.

ORDER

This

matter

comes before the court on

the

parties'

Joint

Motion for Settlement Approval. ECF No. 117.
On

States

November

22,

Magistrate

2019,

Judge

the

matter

Lawrence

R.

was

referred

Leonard

to

United

pursuant

to

the

provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure

72(b),

to

evidentiary

hearings,

undersigned

district

applicable,

and

parties'

Joint

conduct

if

necessary,

judge

for

for

hearings,

and

proposed

recommendations
Motion

necessary

to

submit

findings
the

Settlement

including

of

to

fact,

disposition

Approval.

ECF

of
No.

the

if
the
118.

Magistrate Judge Leonard conducted a hearing on the Joint Motion
for Settlement Approval on December 10, 2019. ECF No. 119.

The
which

Magistrate

recommended

Approval,

R&R, the

Judge's
granting

was filed on

parties

were

Report and
the

Joint

Recommendation
Motion

for

(^^R&R"),

Settlement

December 11, 2019. ECF No. 120. In the

advised of their

right to file

written

objections

to

the

findings

and

recommendations

made

by

the

Magistrate Judge within fourteen (14) days from the date of the
mailing of the R&R to the objecting party.

JA. at 12-13. Both

the Plaintiffs and Defendant filed a Notice of No Objection to
the R&R. EOF Nos. 121, 122.

The

court

ADOPTS

AND

APPROVES

IN

FULL

the

findings

and

recommendations set forth in the Magistrate Judge's thorough and
well-reasoned

R&R,

EOF

No. 120,

filed

on

Accordingly, the parties' Joint Motion for
is GRANTED in accordance

with

December

11,

2019.

Settlement Approval

the Order Granting

Joint Motion

for Settlement Approval, EOF No. 124, filed simultaneously with
this Order.

The

Clerk

is

DIRECTED

to

send

a

copy

of

this

Order

to

counsel for all parties.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

JsL
Rebecca Beach Smith

Senior United States District Judge —
REBECCA BEACH SMITH

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

December

11 ,

2019