Government Employees Insurance Company et al v. KJ Chiropractic Center LLC et al

Filing 665

ORDER adopting 664 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 663 MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs mandated by 18 USC 1964(c) filed by Geico Indemnity Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, Government Employees Insurance Company, Geico Casualty Company. The Motion in Support of Reasonable Attorney's Fees, Costs, and Expenses Relative to GEICO's Granted Motion for Summary Judgment and Default Judgment (Doc. 663) is GRANTED IN PART. The Court awards Plaintiffs a tot al of $1,571,692.43 in attorney fees and $15,634.81 in costs joint and severally against Defendants Jean Dorestant, Belle Management, LLC, Shenika Richardson, Vladimir Jean Pierre, Chanel Atkins, Robert Cohen, Jean Cassamajor, Elaine Felix, Esdras Pierre Louis, Edner Desir, and Shayla Gaines. The Clerk is DIRECTED to close the file. Signed by Judge Paul G. Byron on 4/20/2018. (MMW)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
INSURANCE COMPANY, GEICO
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
GEICO CASUALTY COMPANY and
GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No: 6:12-cv-1138-Orl-40DCI

KJ CHIROPRACTIC CENTER LLC,
WELLNESS PAIN & REHAB, INC.,
SADAT SMITH, ARTHUR VITO,
ESDRAS PIERRE LOUIS, JEAN
CASSAMAJOR, ROBERT COHEN,
ORLENE JOSEPH, EDNER DESIR,
ELAINE FELIX, VLADIMIR JEAN
PIERRE, ROBERT THELUSMA,
SHENIKA RICHARDSON, SHAYLA
GAINES, CHANEL AKINS, QUEENA
MCRAE, JEAN DORESTANT and
BELLE MANAGEMENT, LLC,
Defendants/Third
Party Plaintiff,
/
ORDER
This cause is before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion in Support of Reasonable
Attorney's Fees, Costs, and Expenses Relative to GEICO's Granted Motion for Summary
Judgment and Default Judgment (Doc. 663) filed on January 22, 2018. The United States
Magistrate Judge has submitted a report recommending that the motion be granted in
part.

After an independent de novo review of the record in this matter, and noting that
no objections were timely filed, the Court agrees entirely with the findings of fact and
conclusions of law in the Report and Recommendation.
Therefore, it is ORDERED as follows:
1.

The Report and Recommendation filed April 5, 2018 (Doc. 664), is

ADOPTED and CONFIRMED and made a part of this Order.
2.

The Motion in Support of Reasonable Attorney's Fees, Costs, and

Expenses Relative to GEICO's Granted Motion for Summary Judgment and Default
Judgment (Doc. 663) is GRANTED IN PART as follows:
a. The Court awards Plaintiffs a total of $1,571,692.43 in attorney fees joint and
severally against Defendants Jean Dorestant, Belle Management, LLC,
Shenika Richardson, Vladimir Jean Pierre, Chanel Atkins, Robert Cohen, Jean
Cassamajor, Elaine Felix, Esdras Pierre Louis, Edner Desir, and Shayla
Gaines; and
b. The Court awards Plaintiffs a total of $15,634.81 in costs jointly and severally
against Defendants Jean Dorestant, Belle Management, LLC, Shenika
Richardson, Vladimir Jean Pierre, Chanel Atkins, Robert Cohen, Jean
Cassamajor, Elaine Felix, Esdras Pierre Louis, Edner Desir, and Shayla
Gaines.
3.

The Motion (Doc. 663) is otherwise DENIED.

4.

The Clerk is DIRECTED to close the file.

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DONE AND ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on April 20, 2018.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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