Dutta v. Big River Steel LLC

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS NORTHERN DIVISION

ANANYA DUTTA PLAINTIFF

No. 3:22-cv-95-DPM

BIG RIVER STEEL, LLC DEFENDANT ORDER Status report, Doc. 22, appreciated. Joint motion, Doc. 20, granted. The proposed settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. Lynn’s Food Stores, Inc. v. United States, 679 F.2d 1350, 1353 (11th Cir. 1982); see also Barbee v. Big River Steel, LLC, 927 F.3d 1024, 1027 (8th Cir. 2019); Melgar v. OK Foods, 902 F.3d 775, 779 (8th Cir. 2018). It reflepcts a good-faith compromise of a bona fide wages dispute. And the attorney’s fee was negotiated after the merits were resolved separately. Compare Vines v. Welspun Pipes Inc., 2021 WL 3640219, at *3 (8th Cir. 2021). The Court will dismiss the amended complaint with prejudice and retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement. So Ordered. OFiiprstell D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge AZ Marth L043