Stooksbury v. Ross et al

Filing 708

ORDER that the Court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE 649 Report and Recommendation. Plaintiff's Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs 399 is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. It is ORDERED that plaintiff be AWARDED total of $550,000.00, such amount presenting an award of reasonable fees and expenses pursuant to RICO, 18 U.S.C. 1964(c). Signed by District Judge Thomas A Varlan on 8/23/12. (ABF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
ROBERT T. STOOKSBURY, JR.,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL L. ROSS, et al.,
Defendants.

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No.: 3:09-CV-498
(VARLAN/GUYTON)

ORDER
This civil matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (the
“R&R”) entered by United States Magistrate Judge H. Bruce Guyton on July 10, 2012
[Doc. 649]. In the R&R, Magistrate Judge Guyton recommended the following: that
Plaintiff’s Motion for Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §
1964(c) [Doc. 399] be granted in part and denied in part; and that the Court enter an order
awarding plaintiff $550,000.00, representing an award of reasonable fees and expenses
pursuant to RICO, 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c). There have been no timely objections to the
R&R, and enough time has passed since the filing of the R&R to treat any objections as
having been waived. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b).
After a careful review of the matter, the Court is in agreement with Magistrate
Judge Guyton’s recommendations, which the Court adopts and incorporates into its
ruling. Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the R&R [Doc. 649] and the
Court’s rulings are as follows:

(1)

Plaintiff’s Motion for Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Pursuant to 18
U.S.C. § 1964(c) [Doc. 399] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part;
and

(2)

It is ORDERED that plaintiff be AWARDED total of $550,000.00, such
amount presenting an award of reasonable fees and expenses pursuant to
RICO, 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Thomas A. Varlan
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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