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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Kevin Boland; et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs.

Apartment Investment and Management

Company; et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 07-1370-PHX-JAT

ORDER

The parties in this case have filed a Motion to Approve Settlement (Doc. #61). When

employees bring a private action for back wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the

employer and employees agree to settle the disputed claims, the court must review and

approve the settlement for its fairness to the settling employees. See e.g. Lynn’s Food Stores

v. United States, 679 F.2d 1350, 1353 (11th Cir. 1982). The court should determine whether

the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. Id. at 1354. Having reviewed the parties’

arm’s length Settlement Agreement, the Court finds that it is fair, reasonable, and adequate.

The settlement fairly compensates the Plaintiffs for their claims and eliminates the ongoing

burden, expense, and risk of litigation. 

Accordingly, 

IT IS ORDERED GRANTING the parties’ Motion to Approve Settlement (Doc. #61).

The Settlement Agreement attached as Exhibit 1 to the Motion to Approve Settlement (Doc.

#61-2) is hereby approved.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall dismiss this case with

prejudice within sixty (60) days of the date of this Order, unless either party files a motion

for an extension of time to resolve the claims. 

DATED this 16th day of October, 2008.

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