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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 

CENTRAL DIVISION

TAQUILLA HATCH, Individually and on

Behalf of all Others Similarly Situated PLAINTIFF 

vs. Case No. 4:18-cv-00580-JM

ARKANSAS TOTAL CARE, INC., 

CENTENE CORPORATION and

CENTENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC DEFENDANTS

FINAL ORDER AND JUDGMENT APPROVING SETTLEMENT AND

DISMISSING LAWSUIT WITH PREJUDICE

On this day, the Court considered the Parties’ Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement and 

for Dismissal of Lawsuit with Prejudice (“Motion”). Having considered the Motion and 

Settlement Agreement attached thereto, the Court orders as follows:

1. IT IS ORDERED, that the Parties’ Motion is GRANTED. This Final Order and 

Judgment adopts and incorporates the Settlement Agreement, the terms defined therein, and the 

exhibits attached thereto.

2. The parties’ Settlement Agreement is approved as a fair and reasonable resolution 

of a bona fide dispute over wages owed under the Fair Labor Standards Act and any and all similar 

state or local statutes, ordinances, or regulations.

3. The Court directs the Parties and their counsel to implement and consummate the 

Settlement Agreement in accordance with its terms and provisions.

4. The Settlement Agreement is binding on all Opt-In Plaintiffs, as defined in the 

parties’ Settlement Agreement.

5. The Court adjudges that the Opt-In Plaintiffs have fully, finally, and conclusively 

compromised, settled, discharged, dismissed, and released any and all Released Claims against

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Defendants and the Released Parties, as further provided in Section 6 of the Settlement Agreement.

6. Neither this Final Order and Judgment nor any aspect of this settlement is to be 

offered as evidence of, or construed or deemed as an admission of, liability, culpability, 

negligence, or wrongdoing on the part of Defendants or their employees or agents.

7. This case, including all individual, collective, and class claims presented thereby, 

is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, with each party to bear his, her, or its own fees and 

costs, except as set forth in the Settlement Agreement, and with this Court retaining exclusive 

jurisdiction to enforce the Settlement Agreement, including over disbursement of the Settlement 

Fund.

8. The Court hereby enters Judgment approving the terms of the Settlement. This 

Order shall constitute a final judgment for purposes of Fed. R. Civ. P. 58.

9. The Clerk is directed to close the case.

Signed this13th day of February, 2020.

HONORABLE JAMES M. MOODY, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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