In the Matter of the Complaint of Star & Crescent Boat Co., dba Flagship Cruises & Events

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 STAR & CRESCENT BOAT CO., Case No.: 21-cv-00482-WQH-BLM a Nevada corporation, dba 11

FLAGSHIP CRUISES & ORDER

12 EVENTS, 13 Plaintiff-in-Limitation, 14 v. 15 L.M., J.M., and J.M., minors by and through their guardian ad litem, Elena 16 Martinez, 17 Minor Claimants. 18 HAYES, Judge: 19 The matters before the Court are the Petition for Approval of Settlement and 20 Compromise of Minors’ Claims filed by Elena Martinez, as Guardian ad Litem for Minor 21 Claimants L.M. (14-year-old), J.M.1 (11-year-old), and J.M.2 (7-year-old) (“Minor 22 Claimants”) (ECF No. 29), and the Report and Recommendation issued by the Magistrate 23 Judge (ECF No. 35) recommending that the Court grant the Petition for Approval of 24 Settlement and Compromise of Minors’ Claims. 25 The duties of the district court in connection with a report and recommendation of a 26 magistrate judge are set forth in Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 27 U.S.C. § 636(b). The district judge must “make a de novo…