Opinion
Civil Action No. 3:06-cv-1792-O
05-06-2013
UNITED STATES ex rel MICHAEL J. DEKORT, Plaintiff, v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. et al., Defendants.
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION
OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The United States Magistrate Judge made findings, conclusions and a recommendation in this case (ECF No. 539). No objections were filed. The District Court reviewed the proposed findings, conclusions and recommendation for plain error. Finding none, the Court ACCEPTS the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff's objections (ECF No. 535) to Defendants' separate bills of costs are SUSTAINED IN PART and OVERRULED IN PART. The objections should be sustained with respect to HII's request for $80.00 in costs for witness attendance fees and $86.36 in costs for witness disbursements in excess of the statutorily-authorized per diem. In all other respects, the objections should be overruled. The Clerk should tax costs against Plaintiff in the amount of $75,131.21 for the benefit of Integrated Coast Guard Systems, LLC and $61,059.73 for the benefit of Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, f/k/a Northrup Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., successor by merger to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc.
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Reed O'Connor
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE