G.W. Palmer & Co., Inc. v. Florida Fresh Produce Corp. et al

Filing 68

OPINION AND ORDER adopting and incorporating 67 Report and Recommendations. Plaintiff shall file a motion for default judgment within 14 days of the entry of defaults. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 9/12/2018. (RKR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
G.W. PALMER & CO., INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No:

2:17-cv-657-FtM-29MRM

FLORIDA FRESH PRODUCE CORP.,
MARIA ELUDIS RODRIGUEZ, JOSE
LUIS
RODRIGUEZ,
SERAFIN
RODRIGUEZ, S&A ENTERPRISES
OF IMMOKALEE LLC, IMMOKALEE
PRODUCE
CENTER,
LLC,
IMMOKALEE
PRODUCE
CENTER
HOLDINGS,
LLC,
YOJAIRA
RODRIGUEZ,
and
GABRIEL
ALMONTE,
Defendants.
OPINION AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on consideration of the
Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. #67), filed
August 27, 2018, recommending that the Clerk be directed to enter
defaults against defendants Florida Fresh Produce, Corp., Maria
Eludis Rodriguez, and Serafin Rodriguez.

No objections have been

filed and the time to do so has expired.
After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings
and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject or modify
the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation.

28 U.S.C. §

636(b)(1);

Williams v. Wainwright, 681 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1982),

cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1112 (1983).

In the absence of specific

objections, there is no requirement that a district judge review
factual findings de novo, Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 F.2d 776, 779 n.9
(11th Cir. 1993), and the court may accept, reject or modify, in
whole or in part, the findings and recommendations.
636(b)(1).

28 U.S.C. §

The district judge reviews legal conclusions de novo,

even in the absence of an objection.

See Cooper-Houston v.

Southern Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994); Castro
Bobadilla v. Reno, 826 F. Supp. 1428, 1431-32 (S.D. Fla. 1993),
aff’d, 28 F.3d 116 (11th Cir. 1994) (Table).
After conducting an independent examination of the file and
defendants

failure

to

comply

with

Orders,

and

with

due

consideration of the Report and Recommendation, the Court accepts
the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1.

The

Report

and

Recommendation

(Doc.

#67)

is

hereby

adopted and the findings incorporated herein.
2.

The

Clerk

shall

enter

a

Clerk’s

default

against

defendants Florida Fresh Produce, Corp., Maria Eludis Rodriguez,
and Serafin Rodriguez.

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3.

Plaintiff

shall

file

a

motion

for

default

judgment

within FOURTEEN (14) DAYS of the entry of the defaults.
DONE and ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this
of September, 2018.

Copies:
Hon. Mac R. McCoy
United States Magistrate Judge
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented parties

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