Gregorius v. NPC International, Inc., No. 2:2016cv00593 - Document 34 (M.D. Fla. 2017)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER granting 29 Second Motion for Approval of Settlement; adopting and incorporating 32 Report and Recommendations; granting 33 Motion to waive exception period and the period was deemed waived; approving settlement. Plain tiff shall reimburse the Court for costs of the filing fee and of the Marshal within 30 days. The Clerk shall enter judgment dismissing the case with prejudice, terminate all deadlines, and close the file. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 8/2/2017. (RKR)

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Gregorius v. NPC International, Inc. Doc. 34 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION CHAD GREGORIUS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Case No: 2:16-cv-593-FtM-29MRM NPC INTERNATIONAL, INC., a foreign profit corporation, Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on consideration of the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. #32), filed July 31, 2017, recommending that the parties’ Second Joint Motion for Approval of FLSA Settlement (Doc. #29) be granted, the settlement be approved, plaintiff be required to reimburse costs of the action, and the case be dismissed. On August 1, 2017, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Waive Exception Period (Doc. #33) waiving the 14-day period to file objections. This motion will be granted. After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject or modify the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Williams v. Wainwright, 681 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1112 (1983). In the absence of specific Dockets.Justia.com objections, there is no requirement that a district judge review factual findings de novo, Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 F.2d 776, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993), and the court may accept, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendations. 636(b)(1). 28 U.S.C. § The district judge reviews legal conclusions de novo, even in the absence of an objection. See Cooper-Houston v. Southern Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994); Castro Bobadilla v. Reno, 826 F. Supp. 1428, 1431-32 (S.D. Fla. 1993), aff’d, 28 F.3d 116 (11th Cir. 1994) (Table). On August 2, 2016, the Magistrate Judge permitted plaintiff to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee, or costs of service of process. (Doc. #6.) Therein, the Magistrate Judge indicated that plaintiff could be required to reimburse the Court pursuant to Local Rule 4.07(b). 1 The recommendation includes a provision for reimbursement, and plaintiff did not object. After conducting an independent examination of the file and upon due consideration of the Report and Recommendation, the Court accepts the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge in its entirety. Accordingly, it is now 1 “All persons applying to proceed in forma pauperis shall be deemed to have consented to the entry of an order by the Court directing payment of all non-prepaid fees and costs out of any recovery, including a reasonable attorney's fee if counsel has been appointed by the Court to represent such person.” M.D. Fla. R. 4.07(b). - 2 - ORDERED: 1. The parties’ Joint Motion to Waive Exception Period (Doc. #33) is granted. 2. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. #32) is hereby adopted and the findings incorporated herein. 3. The parties' Second Joint Motion for Approval of FLSA Settlement (Doc. #29) is granted and the FLSA Settlement Agreement and Limited Release (Doc. #29-1) is approved as a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute. 4. Plaintiff shall reimburse the Court for costs of this action, including the filing fee and the costs of the U.S. Marshal for service of process (see Process Receipt and Return, Doc. #17) within THIRTY (30) DAYS of this Opinion and Order. 5. The Clerk shall enter judgment dismissing the case with prejudice, terminate all deadlines and motions, and close the file. DONE and ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this August, 2017. Copies: Hon. Mac R. McCoy United States Magistrate Judge Counsel of Record Unrepresented parties - 3 - 2nd day of

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