Legal Opinion
Silva v. Miller
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided April 7, 2008No. 07-22834-CIV-SEITZ/McALILEYPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER (1) APPROVING FLSA SETTLEMENT, AS AMENDED BY THE COURT; AND (2) DISMISSING THE CASE WITH PREJUDICE
PATRICIA A. SEITZ, District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court because the parties have settled a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) minimum wage action and seek dismissal of the case with prejudice without court approval of the $20,000 settlement. 1 Plaintiffs counsel argue that when a plaintiff recovers all of the wages to which she is entitled, the Court need not review the settlement to determine whether it constitutes a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute as…
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