Clay et al v. New Tech Global Ventures L L C

Filing 221

RULING and ORDER denying 214 Appeal of Magistrate Judge Decision re 213 Order on Motion for Partial Review of Clerk's Taxation of Costs. Signed by Judge John W deGravelles on 2/5/2021. (crt,Whidden, C)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LAFAYETTE DIVISION
MICHAEL D. CLAY, ET AL.
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
NO. 16-296-JWD-CBW
NEW TECH GLOBAL VENTURES, LLC
RULING AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Objections to, and Appeal of, the Magistrate
Judge’s Order Reviewing the Clerk’s Taxation of Costs, (Doc. 214). The Memorandum Ruling
and Order on appeal was issued by United States Magistrate Judge Carol B. Whitehurst on April
15, 2020 (Doc. 213). The Court has reviewed the objection filed by Defendant (Doc. 220) and
the Memorandum Ruling and Order of the Magistrate Judge, (Doc. 213). The Court finds no error
of fact or law. Indeed, the Court agrees with the assessment of the Magistrate Judge.
Rule 72(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that the Court shall
consider objections made by the parties to a magistrate judge’s ruling on a non-dispositive matter
and “shall modify or set aside any portion of the magistrate’s order found to be clearly erroneous
or contrary to law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a); see also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A).
Accordingly, there being no basis for the objection to the Magistrate Judge’s Memorandum
Ruling and Order, the Plaintiff’s Objections to, and Appeal of, the Magistrate Judge’s Order
Reviewing the Clerk’s Taxation of Costs (Doc. 214) is DENIED, and the said order of the
Magistrate Judge is hereby AFFIRMED.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on February 5, 2021.

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JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA