TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. DAIBES GAS HOLDINGS ATLANTA, L.L.C. et al

Filing 105

ORDER ADOPTING 101 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS of the Special Master. 84 Plaintiff's Motion for Fees and Expenses is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, and Plaintiff is awarded Attorney's Fees totaling $1,258,836.50 and expenses totaling $318,083.67. 85 Plaintiff's Motion for Costs is GRANTED, and Plaintiff is awarded costs totaling $16,483.86. Signed by Judge Stanley R. Chesler on 3/14/2022. (wh)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE
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COMPANY,
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Plaintiff, :
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v.
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DAIBES GAS HOLDINGS ATLANTA,
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L.L.C. et al.,
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Defendants. :

Civil Action No. 18-10869 (SRC)

ORDER

CHESLER, District Judge
This matter having come before the Court on two motions for awards of attorney’s fees
and costs by Plaintiff Transamerica Life Insurance Company (“TLI”); and the Court having
referred the motions to a Special Master, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53; and the
Special Master having issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”); and no objections to the
R&R having been filed, nor requests for a hearing; and the Court having reviewed the Master’s
findings of fact and conclusions of law de novo;
IT IS on this 14th day of March, 2022
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Special Master (Docket Entry
No. 101) is ADOPTED as the Opinion of this Court; and it is further
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for fees and expenses (Docket Entry No. 84) is
GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, and Plaintiff is awarded attorney’s fees totaling
$1,258,836.50 and expenses totaling $318,083.67; and it is further

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ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for costs (Docket Entry No. 85) is GRANTED, and
Plaintiff is awarded costs totaling $16,483.86.

s/ Stanley R. Chesler
Stanley R. Chesler, U.S.D.J

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