The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
TINA GUNALDO CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS NO. 20-154
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SECTION M (5)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
AND AGRICULTURAL AND
MECHANICAL COLLEGE, et al.
ORDER
Before the Court is a joint motion for approval of settlement and dismissal of the case,1
including the settlement agreement,2 which was filed under seal pursuant to the Court’s order.3
Considering the parties’ memorandum, the settlement agreement, and the applicable law, the Court
finds the compromise to have fairly and reasonably settled a bona fide dispute. See Martin v.
Spring Break ’83 Prods., L.L.C., 688 F.3d 247, 254-57 (5th Cir. 2012). Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the parties’ settlement agreement is approved and this case is
dismissed with prejudice, except as to the right of any party, upon good cause shown on or before
September 23, 2021, to take action to enforce the settlement agreement. The Court retains
jurisdiction for all purposes, including enforcing the settlement agreement entered into by the
parties.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 27th day of August, 2021.
________________________________
BARRY W. ASHE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
1 R. Doc. 68.
2 R. Doc. 68-4.
3 R. Doc. 70.