FRASER v. ENVIRONMENTAL TRACING, LLC ( 2020 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. 1:20-cv-22479-UU MEGAN FRASER, Plaintiff, v. ENVIRONMENTAL TRACING, LLC, Defendant. ____________________________________/ ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE’S ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSING CASE THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Magistrate Judge O’Sullivan’s Order Approving Settlement Agreement and Recommending that the Case be Dismissed with Prejudice, D.E. 25. THE COURT has reviewed the pertinent portions of the record and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. On August 24, 2020, the Honorable John J. O’Sullivan, Chief United States Magistrate Judge, issued an order following the settlement conference in this case, which: (1) approved the parties’ settlement agreement, including attorney’s fees and costs, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq. (“FLSA”), pursuant to Lynn Food Stores v. United States, 679 F.2d 1350, 1352-1353 (11th Cir. 1982); and (2) recommended that the undersigned dismiss this case with prejudice, while retaining jurisdiction until October 21, 2020, to enforce the terms of the settlement. D.E. 25. The Court has made a review of the entire file and record herein and agrees with Chief Magistrate Judge O’Sullivan’s recommendation. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Report and Recommendation, D.E. 25, is RATIFIED, AFFIRMED and ADOPTED. It is further ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that this case is HEREBY DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Court shall retain jurisdiction until October 21, 2020 to enforce the terms of the settlement. It is further ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Clerk of Court SHALL administratively close this case. All future hearings are CANCELLED and all pending motions are DENIED AS MOOT. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this _8th_ day of September, 2020. csribcaalacleana-t-o UNITED STATES DISTRICT JJDGE cc: Counsel of Record