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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

MARY T. SWEENEY, )

 )

Plaintiff, )

 )

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:15cv68-WHA

 )

 ) (wo)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF )

EDUCATION, MARGARET TAYLOR- )

ALLEN, individually and in her official )

capacity as Superintendent of Montgomery ) 

County Board of Education, LESA KEITH, )

ELEANOR LEWIS DAWKINS, MELISSA B.)

SNOWDEN, MARY BRIERS, BEVERLY )

ROSS, W. DURDEN DEAN, and ROBERT )

PORTERFIELD, in their individual and )

official capacities as Board Members of the )

Montgomery County Board of Education. )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

This cause is before the court on a Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement and Dismissal 

With Prejudice (Doc. #16).

Upon reviewing the Motion, and reviewing the terms of the Settlement Agreement and 

Release of all Claims filed with the court (Doc. #17), this court is of the opinion that there are bona 

fide disputes over provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. '201, and that the 

settlement is a fair and reasonable resolution of such bona fide disputes and should be approved by 

this court. See Lynn=s Food Stores, Inc. v. U.S., 679 F.2d 1350, 1355 (11th Cir. 1982).

Therefore, it is hereby ORDERED as follows:

1. The Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement and Dismissal With Prejudice (Doc. #16), 

is GRANTED.

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2. This case is DISMISSED with prejudice, in its entirety, with each party will bear its or 

their own costs.

3. The court shall retain jurisdiction over this case only for the purpose of enforcing the 

Parties’ Agreement.

Done this 31st day of July, 2015.

/s/ W. Harold Albritton 

W. HAROLD ALBRITTON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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