El Camino Resources, Ltd. et al v. Huntington National Bank

Filing 673

ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 658 ; Plaintiff's Motion to Disallow Defendant's Bill of Costs 644 is granted in part and denied in part; Defendant is awarded $34,945.00 in expert witness costs under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4)(E), and $55,017.18 in taxable costs under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d), for a total of $89,962.18 in costs; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
EL CAMINO RESOURCES, LTD., et al,
Plaintiffs,

Case No. 1:07-cv-598

v.

HON. JANET T. NEFF

HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK,
Defendant.
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ORDER APPROVING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation filed May 3, 2012 by the United
States Magistrate Judge in this action. The Report and Recommendation was duly served on the
parties. On May 17, 2012, Defendant filed its Objection to Report and Recommendation on Costs
(Dkt 662). On October 9, 2012, Defendant filed a Notice of Withdrawal of Huntington’s Objection
to Report and Recommendation on Costs (Dkt 672), withdrawing its objection. No other objections
have been filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate
Judge (Dkt 658) is APPROVED and ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Disallow Defendant’s Bill of Costs
(Dkt 644) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART for the reasons stated in the Report and
Recommendation.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant is awarded $34,945.00 in expert witness costs
under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4)(E), and $55,017.18 in taxable costs under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d), for
a total of $89,962.18 in costs.

Dated: October 10, 2012

/s/Janet T. Neff
JANET T. NEFF
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE