Lyons v. IR Labs DE, LLC and Sourcetek, Inc. — Order of Settlement Approval (S.D. Iowa, Document 39)

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An Order of Settlement Approval in Chad Lyons and Christian Taveras v. IR Labs DE, LLC and SourceTek, Inc., Case No. 4:24-cv-00002-SHL-SBJ, Document 39, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, filed February 27, 2025. On the Parties' Joint Motion for Settlement Approval (ECF No. 38), the court concludes that the proposed settlement is a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute under the Fair Labor Standards Act and approves the Settlement Agreement without modification. It certifies the IR Labs FLSA Settlement Group as a collective action solely for settlement purposes, approves the Notice and Claim Form (ECF No. 38-2), and appoints Plaintiff Chad Lyons as representative and William "Jack" Simpson and Timm Reid as Class Counsel. It temporarily stays the case and directs a joint status report within 180 days.

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     Case 4:24-cv-00002-SHL-SBJ             Document 39      Filed 02/27/25     Page 1 of 2




                        IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                         FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA
                                  CENTRAL DIVISION

 CHAD LYONS and CHRISTIAN
 TAVERAS, individually and on behalf of
 others similarly situated,
                                                        Case No. 4:24-cv-00002-SHL-SBJ
                              Plaintiffs,

        vs.

 IR LABS DE, LLC and SOURCETEK, INC.,              ORDER OF SETTLEMENT APPROVAL

                              Defendants.

       This matter comes before the court pursuant to the Parties’ Joint Motion for Settlement

Approval (ECF No. 38). After due consideration and inquiry into the circumstances surrounding

the proposed settlement and review of the Settlement Agreement (ECF No. 38-1), the Court finds

that the Motion is meritorious and should be granted. This Court concludes that the proposed

settlement represents a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute under the Fair Labor

Standards Act. Based upon the Parties’ joint request to approve the settlement and after review of

the Settlement Agreement, the Court approves the Settlement Agreement as requested and without

modification. For the purposes of settlement and effectuating this Judgement, this Court hereby:

   1) Certifies the IR Labs FLSA Settlement Group (as defined in the Settlement Agreement) as

       a collective action solely for settlement purposes;

   2) Approves the form and content of the proposed Notice and Claim Form (ECF No. 38-2)

       and authorizes the Notice and Claim Form to be sent to the IR Labs FLSA Settlement

       Group consistent with the terms of the Settlement Agreement;

   3) Appoints Plaintiff Chad Lyons as representative of the IR Labs FLSA Settlement Group;

   4) Appoints William “Jack” Simpson of Simpson, PLLC and Timm Reid of the Reid Law

       Firm, PLLC as Class Counsel for the IR Labs FLSA Settlement Group;
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5) Directs the Parties to proceed with implementing the Settlement Agreement;

6) Retains jurisdiction to enforce the Settlement Agreement;

7) Temporarily stays the case until the settlement is fully administered and all released claims

   are dismissed with prejudice; and

8) Directs the parties to file a joint status report within 180 days of this Order.

   IT IS SO ORDERED.

   Dated this 27th day of February, 2025.

                                                      ___________________________________
                                                      Stephen H. Locher
                                                      UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE




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