FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE D.C. LODGE 1 et al v. BARRY et al

Filing 68

ORDER ADOPTING 64 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION in full and granting 52 Counterclaimants' Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on 4/17/2009. (VT)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________________ ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) EDWARD BARRY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________ ) FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, D.C. LODGE 1, et al.,

Civil Action No. 08-0462 (ESH)

O R D E R ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 72.3, the Court referred this case to Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola for a report and recommendation on Counterclaimants' Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs [Dkt. #52]. Magistrate Judge Facciola issued a Report and Recommendation on February 23, 2009. Under Local Civil Rule 72.3(b), parties may file objections within ten days of service of a magistrate judge's report. A party's failure to file an objection within that ten days may waive appellate review of a District Court order adopting the report and recommendation. See LCvR 72.3(b). In this case, the parties timely requested and were granted extensions of time in which to file their objections. Pursuant to the final extension of time granted by the Court, the parties' objections were due on or before April 10, 2009. The Court concurs with the recommendations contained in the magistrate judge's report. Since no party has filed any objections and the time for doing so has expired, it is this 17th day of

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April, 2009, hereby ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Facciola's Report and Recommendation dated February 23, 2009 [Dkt. #64] is ADOPTED IN FULL; and it is FURTHER ORDERED, for the reasons stated in the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation, that Counterclaimants' Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs [Dkt. #52] is GRANTED. SO ORDERED.

/s/ ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE United States District Judge Dated: April 17, 2009 cc: Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola

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