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T RAN S P L AC E S T U TT G AR T , L P ;
T RAN S P L AC E TE XA S , L P ;
T RAN S P L AC E F R E I GH T S E RV I C E S , LL C ;
T RAN S P L AC E I N TE RNA T I O NA L , I NC . ;
F RAN K M C G U I G AN ; a nd D E F E NDAN T S J A M E S " J AY " M O SS , J R . O RD E R
1 . T h e C ou r t a pp r ec i a t e s t h e p a r ti e s ' ca r e f u l a nd t ho r ough j o i n t r e po r t , N Q 17 . T h e j o i n t m o ti on t o f il e t h e t w o a ff i d a v it s und e r s ea l , N Q 18 , i s g r a n t e d f o r good ca u s e . T h e a ff i d a v it s c on t a i n c on f i d e n ti a l i n f o r m a ti on .
2 . T h e C ou r t a g r ee s t h a t t h e c o mm i ss i on f ac t s , p l u s t h e m i x t u r e o f w a g e a nd non - w a g e c l a i m s , m a k e t h i s ca s e a b it d i ff e r e n t t h a n t h e u s u a l ca s e . B u t , M c C a lli e m a d e a n d i s s e ttli ng F L S A a n d A M W A c l a i m s . T h a t c i r c u m s t a n ce , t h e C ou r t c on c l ud e s , t r i gg e r s r e v i e w o f t h e d ea l . T h i s C o u r t s hou l d , i n s o f a r a s po ss i b l e , do it s w o r k i n t h e pub li c . G i v e n t h e r obu s t s t a t e a nd f e d e r a l po li c y r e f l ec t e d i n t h e m i n i m u m w a g e s t a t u t e , t h i s p r i n c i p l e ca rr i e s p a r ti c u l a r f o r ce i n p a y l a w s u it s . T h e C o u r t t h e r e f o r e d i r ec t s t h e p a r ti e s t o f il e t h e i r s e ttl e m e n t a g r ee m e n t .
C on s i d e r i ng a ll t h e m a t e r i a l c i r c u m s t a n ce s , i n p a r ti c u l a r t h e c l a i m s m i x t u r e , t h e a g r ee m e n t i s a f a i r , r ea s on a b l e , a nd a d e qu a t e c o m p r o m i s e o f a good f a it h d i s pu t e . L y nn ' s F ood S t o r e s , I n c ., v . U . S ., 679 F . 2d 1350 , 1353 - 54 ( 11 t h C i r . 1982 ) ; M e l ga r v . O K F ood s , 902 F . 3d 775 , 779 ( 8 t h C i r . 2018 ) ; B a r b ee v . B i g R i ve r S t ee l , LL C , 927 F . 3d 1024 , 1027 ( 8 t h C i r . 2019 ) . F u r t h e r , t h e a tt o r n e y ' s f ee w a s n e go ti a t e d a p a r t fr o m t h e p a r ti e s ' s e ttl e m e n t , r e m ov i ng a ny po ss i b ilit y o f a c on f li c t o f i n t e r e s t b e t w ee n M c C a l li e a n d h e r l a w y e r s . M e l ga r v . O K F ood s , 902 F . 3d 775 , 779 ( 8 t h C i r . 2018 ) ; B a r b ee v . B i g R i ve r S t ee l , LL C , 927 F . 3d 1024 , 1027 n . 1 ( 8 t h C i r . 2019 ) .
T h e j o i n t m o ti on , N Q 13 , i s g r a n t e d . T h e C ou r t w ill e n t e r J udg m e n t d i s m i ss i ng t h e ca s e w it h p r e j ud i ce a f t e r t h e p a r ti e s f il e t h e i r a g r ee m e n t on t h e pub li c do c k e t .
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