Deer et al v. SALTZMAN, TANIS, PITTELL, LEVIN & JACOBSON, INC., et al

Filing 93

ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations re 92 Report and Recommendations on 76 Motion to Tax Costs filed by Saltzman, Tanis, Pittell, Levin & Jacobson, Inc., 79 Motion for Attorney Fees filed by Saltzman, Tanis, Pittell, Levin & Jacobson, Inc. Signed by Judge Paul C. Huck on 2/14/2012. (rky)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 10-61588-CIV-HUCK/BANDSTRA
LAVERN DEER,
Plaintiff,
v.
SALTZMAN, TANIS, PITTELL, LEVIN &
JACOBSON, INC., a Florida for Profit
Corporation d/b/a PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES,
Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
THIS MATTER is before the Court on (1) Defendant’s Verified Motion to Tax Costs (D.E.
# 76), filed August 5, 2011, and (2) Defendant’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (D.E. # 79),
filed August 24, 2011. On January 20, 2012, Magistrate Judge Ted E. Bandstra entered a Report and
Recommendation (D.E. # 92), in which he recommended that Defendant’s Verified Motion to Tax
Costs be granted, and Defendant’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs be denied. Judge Bandstra
further recommended that Defendant be awarded $2,026.70 in costs. Neither party has filed any
objections to the Report and Recommendation. The Court has independently reviewed the Report
and Recommendation, pertinent portions of the record, and is otherwise dully advised in the
premises. Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that the Court ADOPTS the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Report
and Recommendation (D.E. # 92). Defendant’s Verified Motion to Tax Costs (D.E. # 76) is
GRANTED, and Defendant’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (D.E. # 79) is DENIED.
Defendant is awarded $2,026.70 in costs.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, Miami, Florida, January 14, 2012.

__________________________
Paul C. Huck
United States District Judge

Copies furnished to:
Magistrate Judge Ted E. Bandstra
All Counsel of Record