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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION 

JORGE PEREZ, individually and

on behalf of all others similarly situated PLAINTIFFS

v. Case No. 4:16-cv-00081 KGB

JESUS GARCIA, et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Before the Court is a joint motion for voluntary dismissal (Dkt. No. 20). Plaintiff Jorge 

Perez brought this action on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against defendants 

Jesus Garcia, Reynaldo Vasquez, and William Throckmorton pursuant to the Fair Labor 

Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C §§ 201, et seq. (Dkt. No. 1). 

By previous Order, the Court granted a joint motion to dismiss Mr. Throckmorton (Dkt. 

No. 13). The parties now request that the Court dismiss without prejudice Mr. Perez’s claims 

against Mr. Vasquez, as Mr. Vasquez was never served, and request that the Court dismiss with 

prejudice his claims against Mr. Garcia, as Mr. Perez and Mr. Garcia have reached a settlement 

resolving all of Mr. Perez’s claims in this action. While this action was filed as a proposed 

FLSA collective action, the parties inform the Court that their settlement agreement does not 

purport to resolve any claims on behalf of any class (Dkt. No. 20, ¶ 5). 

The parties’ joint motion for voluntary dismissal is granted (Dkt. No. 20). Mr. Perez’s 

claims against Mr. Vasquez are dismissed without prejudice. His claims against Mr. Garcia are 

dismissed with prejudice. Court review of the parties’ settlement agreement is unnecessary, as 

all agree that the parties’ agreement is not binding on any potential class members, Mr. Perez 

was represented by counsel throughout the course of this action, and all parties have represented 

to the Court that they desire to keep their settlement agreement confidential and would prefer 

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that the Court not conduct a reasonableness review. See Schneider v. Habitat for Humanity 

International, Inc., No. 5:14-cv-5230, slip. op. at 5 (W.D. Ark. Feb. 5, 2015); see also Martin v. 

Spring Break '83 Prods., L.L.C., 688 F.3d 247, 256 (5th Cir. 2012) (finding that a reasonableness 

review or public filing of an FLSA settlement is not necessary in all cases).

So ordered this the 1st day of December, 2016.

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Kristine G. Baker

United States District Court Judge

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