Janse van Rensburg v. Hood

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

NORTHERN DIVISION

JOHANNES PIETER JANSE VAN

RENSBURG; GRAHAM PATRICK

THEUNISSEN; ZEB VAN WYK;

JACOBUS JOHANNES RABIE; and

SHAUN NIEUWOUDT PLAINTIFFS Vv. No. 3:19-cv-8-DPM

ROBERT HOOD; MICHAEL HOOD, both d/b/a Hood Brothers Farms; and

HOOD BROTHERS FARMS DEFENDANTS ORDER

Joint report regarding the settlement agreement, Doc. 50, appreciated. Joint motion, Doc. 48, granted. The proposed settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. Lynn’s Food Stores, Inc. v. United States, 679 F.2d 1350, 1353 (11th Cir. 1982); see also Barbee v. Big River Steel, LLC, 927 F.3d 1024, 1027 (8th Cir. 2019); Melgar v. OK Foods, 902 F.3d 775, 779 (8th Cir. 2018). It reflects a good-faith resolution of a bona fide wages dispute and other claims. The attorney’s fee was negotiated separately, without regard to Plaintiffs’ FLSA claim, and the Court sees no conflict of interest in the circumstances here. Barbee, 927 F.3d at 1027 n.1. Counsel put substantially more work into the case than they’ve agreed to get paid for. The Court will dismiss the complaint with prejudice and retain jurisdiction for a time to enforce the settlement.

So Ordered.

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D.P. Marshall Jr.

United States District Judge 1S vay Add]