Opinion
20-80205-CIV-SINGHAL
12-29-2021
MARISABEL JIMINEZ, Plaintiff, v. E-Z WELD GROUP, INC., Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
RAAG SINGHMP, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
THIS CAUSE is before the Court on the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation on Defendant's Motion to Tax Costs (DE [50]), issued on December 10, 2021. Therein, Magistrate Judge Valle considered Defendant's Motion to Tax Costs (DE [45]), Plaintiff's response (DE [48]), and Defendant's reply (DE [49]) and recommends Defendant be awarded costs in the amount of $2,285.62 against Plaintiff.
Parties have fourteen days to file any objections to a magistrate judge's factual findings. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2); S.D. Fla. Mag. R. 4(b). Here, neither side filed any such objections. With no objections filed, the Court's review of the Report and Recommendation (DE [7]) is properly limited to a de novo review of only its legal conclusions. See Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London v. PharmaTech, LLC, 2019 WL 4673739, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 19, 2019) (“Legal conclusions are reviewed de novo, even in the absence of an objection.”). This Court has reviewed the entire file and record and has made a de novo review of the issues. No. objections to the Report and Recommendation (DE [7]) have been filed, thus, the Court reviews it for clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72. Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation on Defendant's Motion to Tax Costs (DE [50]) is AFFIRMED and ADOPTED. Defendant's Motion to Tax Costs (DE [45]) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Defendant E-Z Weld Group, LLC is AWARDED total costs in the amount of $2,285.62, comprising $226.92 in costs for the service of the subpoena to Ms. Banks; $1,988.70 in court reporter attendance and transcript fees; $30.00 in disbursements made to Plaintiff's medical providers for printing copies of Plaintiff's medical records; and $40.00 in witness fees. Plaintiff Marisabel Jiminez is ORDERED to pay Defendant E-Z Weld Group, LL's total costs in the amount of $2,285.62, plus post-judgment interest at the statutory rate, and a judgment be entered against Plaintiff accordingly, for which let execution issue. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case and DENY all pending motions as moot.
DONE AND ORDERED.