Caraballo-Pache v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc. et al

Filing 229

ORDER: The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 228) is ADOPTED and made a part of this Order for all purposes. The Defendants' Motion to Tax Costs (Doc. 224) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The Clerk is directed to enter for the defendants and against the plaintiff a judgment for costs of $23,845.70. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 1/7/2025. (BTM)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
JUANA GUERRERO,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 8:20-cv-263-KKM-LSG

BP EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION INC.
and BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY,
Defendants.
ORDER
?e United States Magistrate Judge recommends granting in part and denying in
part the defendants’ motion to tax costs and directing the Clerk to tax costs in the amount
of $23,845.70. (Doc. 228). ?e deadline to object to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and
Recommendation has passed without any party lodging an objection. Considering the
record, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation.
After conducting a careful and complete review of the ?ndings and
recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject, or modify a magistrate judge’s Report
and Recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). If a party ?les a timely and speci?c objection
to a ?nding of fact by a magistrate judge, the district court must conduct a de novo review
with respect to that factual issue. Stokes v. Singletary, 952 F.2d 1567, 1576 (11th Cir.
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1992). ?e district court reviews legal conclusions de novo, even in the absence of an
objection. See Cooper-Houston v. S. Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994);

Ashworth v. Glades Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Comm’rs, 379 F. Supp. 3d 1244, 1246 (M.D. Fla.
2019).
In the absence of any objection and after reviewing the factual allegations and legal
conclusions, I adopt the Report and Recommendation. Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1.

?e Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 228) is
ADOPTED and made a part of this Order for all purposes.

2.

?e Defendants’ Motion to Tax Costs (Doc. 224) is GRANTED in part
and DENIED in part.

3.

?e Clerk is directed to enter for the defendants and against the plainti? a
judgment for costs of $23,845.70.

ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on January 7, 2025.

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