UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION

ANTONIO GARCIA,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 3:19-cv-561-J-34JBT

G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (USA) INC.,

Defendant.

ORDER THIS CAUSE is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 20; Report) entered by the Honorable Joel B. Toomey, United States Magistrate Judge, on September 16, 2019. In the Report, Judge Toomey recommends that the Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement (Dkt. No. 17; Motion) be granted, the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release be approved, and that the case be dismissed with prejudice. See Report at 1-2, 6-7. The parties have no objections to the Report and Recommendation. See Joint Notice Regarding Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 21). The Court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.”

(b). If no specific objections to findings of facts are filed, the district court is not required to conduct a de novo review of those findings. See Garvey v. Vaughn,

, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993); see also

(b)(1). However, the district court must review legal conclusions de novo. See Cooper-Houston v. Southern Ry. Co.,

(11th Cir. 1994); United States v. Rice, No. 2:07-mc-8-FtM-29SPC,

, at * 1 (M.D. Fla. May 14, 2007). The Court has conducted an independent examination of the record in this case and a de novo review of the legal conclusions. Plaintiff filed suit against Defendant for unpaid minimum and overtime wages pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act,

et seq. (FLSA). See Complaint (Dkt. No. 3). Thereafter, the parties engaged in settlement negotiations, which resulted in a resolution of the issues and claims raised in this case. See Motion (Dkt. No. 17). Upon review of the record, including the Report, Motion, and Settlement Agreement, the undersigned concludes that the settlement represents a “reasonable and fair” resolution of Plaintiff’s claims. Accordingly, the Court will accept and adopt Judge Toomey’s Report. In light of the foregoing, it is hereby ORDERED: 1. The Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 20) is ADOPTED as the opinion

of the Court. 2. The Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement (Dkt. No. 17) is GRANTED. 3. For purposes of satisfying the FLSA, the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (Dkt. No. 17-1) is APPROVED. 4. This case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. 5. The Clerk of the Court is directed to terminate any pending motions or deadlines as moot and close this file. DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida this 19th day of September, 2019.

United States District Judge

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