Opinion
Case No. 6:07-cv-1794-Orl-28KRS.
January 7, 2008
ORDER
This case is before the Court on the Joint Motion to Approve Settlement and Joint Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice (Doc. No. 9) filed December 31, 2007. The United States Magistrate Judge has submitted a report recommending that the motion be granted in part and denied in part.
After an independent de novo review of the record in this matter, and noting that both parties have filed Notices of No Objection to the Report and Recommendation, the Court agrees entirely with the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Report and Recommendation. Therefore, it is ORDERED as follows:
1. That the Report and Recommendation filed January 3, 2008 (Doc. No. 10) is ADOPTED and CONFIRMED and made a part of this Order.
2. The Joint Motion to Approve Settlement and Joint Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice (Doc. No. 9) is GRANTED to the extent that the Court finds that the settlement payment made to Plaintiff was fair and is DENIED to the extent it seeks approval of the settlement agreement as a whole.
3. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint with Prejudice (Doc. No. 7) is DENIED as moot.
4. This case is dismissed with prejudice.
5. The Clerk is directed to close this file.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, Orlando, Florida.