UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION

CORINNE KOPKE, an individual

Plaintiff,

v. Case No.: 2:19-cv-637-FtM-38NPM

AE NIKKI CORPORATION and NIKKI YOUNG,

Defendants. / ORDER1 Before the Court is United States Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell’s Report and Recommendation (“R&R”). (Doc. 21). Judge Mizell recommends granting the parties’ Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement (Doc. 20) and approving their Settlement Agreement and Release (Doc. 20-1) “as a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute of the parties’ FLSA issues.” (Doc. 21 at 4) (internal quotation marks omitted). Neither party timely objected, so the matter is ripe. A district judge “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.”

(b)(1); see also Williams v. Wainwright,

(11th Cir. 1982). Without a specific objection, the judge need not review factual findings de novo.

(b)(1); see also Garvey v. Vaughn,

, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993). But the district court reviews

1 Disclaimer: Documents hyperlinked to CM/ECF are subject to PACER fees. By using hyperlinks, the Court does not endorse, recommend, approve, or guarantee any third parties or the services or products they provide, nor does it have any agreements with them. The Court is also not responsible for a hyperlink’s availability and functionality, and a failed hyperlink does not affect this Order. legal conclusions de novo, even without an objection. Cooper-Houston v. S. Ry.,

(11th Cir. 1994). After a careful, complete, and independent examination of the file, the Court accepts and adopts Judge Mizell’s R&R in full. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED: 1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 21) is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED and the findings incorporated herein. a. The parties’ Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement (Doc. 20) is GRANTED. b. The Settlement Agreement and Release (Doc. 20-1) is APPROVED as a “fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute” of the parties’ FLSA issues. 2. This case is DISMISSED with prejudice. 3. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment, terminate any pending motions or deadlines, and close the file. DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida this 30th day of April, 2020.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies: All Parties of Record