UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION

JOSHUA PADGETT,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 3:20-cv-1112-J-34JRK

GRADING & BUSH HOG SERVICES, INC. and SCOTT GRIFFIN,

Defendants.

ORDER AND STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT THIS CAUSE is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 16; Report) entered by the Honorable James R. Klindt, United States Magistrate Judge, on November 19, 2020. In the Report, Judge Klindt recommends that the Joint Motion to Approve Settlement and for Dismissal With Prejudice (Dkt. No. 8; Motion) be granted to the extent that the Court enter an Order and Stipulated Final Judgment approving the parties’ settlement agreement and that the case be dismissed with prejudice. See Report at 5. Neither party objects to the Report. See Joint Notice of Having No Objection to Report & Recommendation (Dkt. No. 17). 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 Defendants for overtime and minimum wage violations pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act,

, et seq. (FLSA) and for minimum wage violations under Article X, § 24 of the Florida Constitution. See Complaint for Damages Jury Trial Demanded (Dkt. No. 1). 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. 8). 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 Klindt’s Report. In light of the foregoing, it is hereby ORDERED:

1. The Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 16) is ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court. 2. The Joint Motion to Approve Settlement and for Dismissal With Prejudice (Dkt. No. 8) is GRANTED to the extent that the Court enters this Order and Stipulated Final Judgment. 3. For purposes of satisfying the FLSA, the Settlement Agreement (Dkt. No. 8- 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 24th day of November, 2020.

United States District Judge

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