Ramos Cardoza v. Mario's Cleaning Services, Corp. et al

Filing 76

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 70 Plaintiff's Verified Motion for Fees and Costs in Compliance with the Court's Order. It is ordered that Defendant, MARIO'S CLEANING SERVICES CORP., shall reimburse Plaintiff, GRICELDA JAN ETH RAMOS CARDOZA, for her attorney's fees in the amount of $1,500.00 in attorney's fees and $290 in costs, for a total of $1,790.00. Defendant is hereby ORDERED to pay the sum of $1,790.00 to Plaintiff GRICELDA JANETH RAMOS CARDOZA on or before April 16, 2018. The check should be made payable to the trust account of Plaintiff s attorney, J.H. Zidell, P.A. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 3/14/2018. (kza)

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