Anna Toves v. Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care, LLC

E.D. Missouri

Anna Toves v. Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care, LLC

DecidedOctober 27, 2025

Docket4:25-cv-00785

StatusUnknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION

ANNA TOVES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:25-cv-00785-MTS ) MERCY-GOHEALTH URGENT ) CARE, LLC, ) ) Defendant. )

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement. Doc. [11]. Though it is unsettled whether federal law requires judicial approval of all settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act, see Barbee v. Big River Steel, LLC, 927 F.3d 1024, 1026–27 (8th Cir. 2019); Huff v. Canterbury Park Holding Corp., No. 23- 3151, 2024 WL 1714257, at *1 (8th Cir. Apr. 22, 2024) (unpublished per curiam), the Court will review the settlement at the parties’ request so as to not leave them in an “uncertain position,” see, e.g., Tanner v. Empire Financing, Co., 4:19-cv-0825-SEP, 2020 WL 7316115, at *1 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 11, 2020); Van Winkle v. Mick Keane’s Express Delivery Serv., Inc., 4:21-cv-1213-NCC, 2022 WL 1122721, at *1 (E.D. Mo. Apr. 14, 2022); Smith v. Huggins Metal Finishing, Inc., 4:23-cv-0821-MTS, 2024 WL 5046223, at *1 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 9, 2024). After examining the settlement agreement and the parties’ filings, the Court concludes that the litigation involves a bona fide dispute and the settlement the parties propose is fair and equitable to each side. See Tanner, 2020 WL 7316115 at *1—2; see also Williams v. BPV Mkt. Place Invs., LLC, 4:14-cv-1047-CAS, 2014 WL 5017934, at *2 (E.D. Mo. Oct. 7, 2014). Thus, the Court will approve the parties’ joint proposed settlement. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement, Doc. [11], is GRANTED. The parties shall file appropriate dismissal papers no later than Thursday, October _ 30, 2025. Failure to timely do so will result in the dismissal of this action without further notice. Dated this 27th day of October 2025. Mu UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION

ANNA TOVES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:25-cv-00785-MTS ) MERCY-GOHEALTH URGENT ) CARE, LLC, ) ) Defendant. )

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement. Doc. [11]. Though it is unsettled whether federal law requires judicial approval of all settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act, see Barbee v. Big River Steel, LLC, 927 F.3d 1024, 1026–27 (8th Cir. 2019); Huff v. Canterbury Park Holding Corp., No. 23- 3151, 2024 WL 1714257, at *1 (8th Cir. Apr. 22, 2024) (unpublished per curiam), the Court will review the settlement at the parties’ request so as to not leave them in an “uncertain position,” see, e.g., Tanner v. Empire Financing, Co., 4:19-cv-0825-SEP, 2020 WL 7316115, at *1 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 11, 2020); Van Winkle v. Mick Keane’s Express Delivery Serv., Inc., 4:21-cv-1213-NCC, 2022 WL 1122721, at *1 (E.D. Mo. Apr. 14, 2022); Smith v. Huggins Metal Finishing, Inc., 4:23-cv-0821-MTS, 2024 WL 5046223, at *1 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 9, 2024). After examining the settlement agreement and the parties’ filings, the Court concludes that the litigation involves a bona fide dispute and the settlement the parties propose is fair and equitable to each side. See Tanner, 2020 WL 7316115 at *1—2; see also Williams v. BPV Mkt. Place Invs., LLC, 4:14-cv-1047-CAS, 2014 WL 5017934, at *2 (E.D. Mo. Oct. 7, 2014). Thus, the Court will approve the parties’ joint proposed settlement. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement, Doc. [11], is GRANTED. The parties shall file appropriate dismissal papers no later than Thursday, October _ 30, 2025. Failure to timely do so will result in the dismissal of this action without further notice. Dated this 27th day of October 2025. Mu UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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