Karakis et al v. Great Team, LLC

Filing 23

ORDER granting in part 16 Motion for Attorney Fees; adopting Report and Recommendations re 22 Report and Recommendations.. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 1/19/2010. (tb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 09-61204-CIV-DIMITROULEAS STEPHEN A. KARAKIS, Plaintiff, vs. ARGENTINIAN GRILL, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, d/b/a ARGENTANGO GRILL, and GREAT TEAM, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, Defendants. _____________________________________/ ORDER ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon the Plaintiff Stephen A. Karakis's Verified Motion for Fees and Costs [DE 16] and the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow, dated December 29, 2009 [DE 22]. The Court notes that no objections to the Report have been filed, and the time for filing such objections has passed. As no timely objections were filed, the Magistrate Judge's factual findings in the Report are hereby adopted and deemed incorporated into this opinion. LoConte v. Dugger, 847 F.2d 745, 749-50 (11th Cir. 1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 958 (1988); RTC v. Hallmark Builders, Inc., 996 F.2d 1144, 1149 (11th Cir. 1993). Although no timely objections were filed, the Court has conducted a de novo review of the Report and record and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge's conclusion that Magistrate Judge Snow that fees and costs sought by the Plaintiff should be reduced so that they reflect only what was expended against Defendant

Argentinian Grill, LLC, and that Plaintiff is due attorney's fees for 26.25 hours of work at $350 per hour, paralegal fees for 8.13 hours of work at $115 per hour, and $3,320.00 in costs. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. APPROVED; 2. Plaintiff Stephen A. Karakis's Verified Motion for Fees and Costs [DE 16] is The Report and Recommendation [DE 22] is hereby ADOPTED and

hereby GRANTED in part; 3. Plaintiff Stephen A. Karakis shall recover from Defendant Argentinian Grill, LLC

$10,122.45 in attorney's and paralegal's fees, and $3,320.00 in costs. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, this19th day of January, 2010.

Copies furnished to: Counsel of record Argentinian Grill, LLC, d/b/a Argentango Grill Registered Agent CFRA, LLC Corporate Center Three at Intl Plaza 4221 West Boy Scout Boulevard Tampa, FL 33607-5736