Esurance Property and Casualty Insurance Company v. Vergara et al

Filing 78

Order Affirming and Adopting 75 Report and Recommendation. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 7/14/2021. See attached document for full details. (as03)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. 20-CIV-81754-RAR
ESURANCE PROPERTY AND
CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
Plaintiff,
v.
KHRYSTAL VERGARA, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND
GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon United States Magistrate Judge Bruce E.
Reinhart’s Report and Recommendation (“Report”) [ECF No. 75], entered on June 29, 2021.

The

Report recommends that the Court grant Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 54],
deny Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 60], and enter declaratory judgment
for Plaintiff on Counts I-III. See Report at 15. Defendants filed objections to the Report on July
13, 2021 [ECF No. 77].
When a magistrate judge’s “disposition” has been properly objected to, district courts must
review the disposition de novo. FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3).

Because Defendants filed timely

objections to the Report, the Court has conducted a de novo review of Magistrate Judge Reinhart’s
legal and factual findings.

Having carefully reviewed the Second Amended Complaint [ECF No.

49], the parties’ summary judgment motions and related responses and replies [ECF Nos. 54, 58,
59, 60, 64, 70], the parties’ Joint Statement of Undisputed Material Facts [ECF No. 73], the Report
[ECF No. 75], and Defendants’ Objections [ECF No. 77], and being otherwise fully advised, it is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1) The Report [ECF No. 75] is AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED.
2) Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 54] is GRANTED.
3) Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 60] is DENIED.
4) A declaratory judgment shall be entered in accordance with the foregoing by separate
order.
DONE AND ORDERED in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, this 14th day of July, 2021.

cc:

Counsel of record
Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart

_________________________________
RODOLFO RUIZ
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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