Askew v. Motive Care & Supply Inc

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION CHAD ASKEW PLAINTIFF Vv. No. 4:19-cv-177-DPM MOTIVE CARE & SUPPLY, INC. and DONALD LEONHARD DEFENDANTS ORDER The Court notes the joint stipulation of dismissal based on a settlement agreement. Ne 14. The Court’s practice in FLSA cases, however, is for the agreement to be on the public docket. Delock v. Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., Ne 70 in No. 4:11-cv-520-DPM (E.D. Ark. 16 November 2012). The Court needs to make sure the deal is fair and reasonable, and that the parties negotiated the attorney’s fee separately from the merits. Lynn’s Food Stores, Inc. v. U.S., 679 F.2d 1350, 1353-54 (11th Cir. 1982); Melgar v. OK Foods, 902 F.3d 775, 779 (8th Cir. 2018); Barbee v. Big River Steel, LLC, 927 F.3d 1024, 1027 n.1 (8th Cir. 2019). If the public filing is a deal breaker, the parties should so advise the Court. Joint report due by 21 February 2020.

So Ordered.

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United States District Judge M3 Fewiay 070.