TYNES v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE

Filing 253

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE; granting in part and denying in part 178 Motion for Attorney Fees; granting in part and denying in part 179 Motion for Bill of Costs; denying as moot 232 Motion ; denying as moot 234 Motion ; Adopting 251 Report and Recommendations. Certificate of Appealability: No Ruling. Signed by Judge William P. Dimitrouleas on 3/4/2025. See attached document for full details. (nan)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. 18-62891-CIV-DIMITROULEAS
LAWANNA TYNES,
Plaintiff,
vs.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Attorney’s Fees
[DE 178] and Renewed Motion for Bill of Costs [DE 179] and the February 13, 2025, Report
and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Hunt [DE 251].
The Court notes that the time to file objections has passed and no party has filed an
objection to Magistrate Judge Hunt’s Report and Recommendation. [DE 251]. Accordingly, the
Magistrate Judge’s findings in the Report [DE 251] 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).
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1.

The Report [DE 251] is hereby ADOPTED and APPROVED.

2.

Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Attorney’s Fees, [DE 178] is hereby GRANTED
IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:
a.

3.

Plaintiff is awarded $192,357.00 in attorney’s fees.

Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Bill of Costs, [DE 179] is hereby GRANTED IN
PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:

a. Plaintiff shall be reimbursed for $5,299.68 in costs.
4.

Pursuant to the Court’s Order at [DE 252] granting in part and denying in part
[DE 230],
a. [DE 232] (Defendant's MOTION Objecting to Plaintiff's Motion to Disburse
Funds in Court's Registry [DE 230]) and [DE 234] (Amended MOTION
Objecting to Plaintiff's Motion to Disburse Funds in Court's Registry [DE
230]) are hereby DENIED as moot.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida,
this 4th day of March 2025.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of record
Magistrate Judge Hunt