Cayce Baddley v. Elite Auto Services of Orlando, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION CAYCE BADDLEY, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 6:24-cv-1778-RBD-DCI ELITE AUTO SERVICES OF ORLANDO, LLC, Defendant. ____________________________________ ORDER In this Fair Labor Standards Act collective action,1 the parties moved for approval of their settlement agreement (Doc. 77-1 (“Agreement”)). (Doc. 77 (“Motion”).) On referral, U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick entered a Report and Recommendation stating that the Court should grant the Motion. (Doc. 78 (“R&R”).) The parties jointly filed a Notice of No Objection (Doc. 79), so the Court examines the R&R for clear error only. See Macort v. Prem, Inc., 208 F. App’x 781, 784 (11th Cir. 2006). Finding none, the R&R is due to be adopted in its entirety.

1 The Court conditionally certified the collective (Doc. 46), but final certification has yet to occur. In their Motion, the parties stipulated to final certification of the collective (see Doc. 77, ¶ 36), so final certification is unnecessary for the approval of the settlement. See Fixl v. Randall Mech., Inc., No. 6:22-cv-901, 2024 WL 340766, at *3 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 8, 2024), adopted, 2024 WL 280286 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 25, 2024) (final certification unnecessary before settlement approval where parties stipulated to final certification); Mcguire v. Intelident Sols., LLC, No. 8:18-cv-2995, 2020 WL 10506642, at *3 (M.D. Fla. Sep. 2, 2020), adopted, 2020 WL 10506644 (M.D. Fla. Sep. 28, 2020) (same).

Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: 1. The R&R (Doc. 78) is ADOPTED AND CONFIRMED and made a part of this Order in its entirety.

2. The Motion (Doc. 77) is GRANTED.

3. The Agreement (Doc. 77-1) is APPROVED as fair and reasonable.

4, This case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Court declines to retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the Agreement.

5. The Clerk is DIRECTED to close the file.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Orlando, Florida, on February 16, 2026.

ROY B. DALTON, JR. United States District Judge