Cosby v. Claiborne County Board of Education et al (RLJ2)

Filing 67

ORDER: the Court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the R&R under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). It is ORDERED, for the reasons stated in the R&R, which the Court adopts and incorporates into its ruling, that Defendants' petition for attorney fees [doc. 51] is DENIED. Signed by District Judge R Leon Jordan on September 19, 2019. (AYB)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
KNOXVILLE DIVISION

MARTY A. COSBY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
CLAIBORNE COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION, et al.,
Defendants.

No. 3:17-CV-278

ORDER
This matter is before the court on Defendants’ petition for attorney fees and
supporting memorandum [docs. 51, 52]. This matter has been fully briefed [docs. 53, 54,
55, 56, 61, 62], and the undersigned previously referred the matter to United States
Magistrate Judge H. Bruce Guyton [doc. 59]. After conducting a hearing on the matter,
Judge Guyton issued a report and recommendation (“R&R”), recommending that
Defendants’ petition for attorney fees be denied [doc. 66]. 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 this matter, the court is in complete agreement with the
magistrate judge’s conclusion that Defendants’ petition for attorney fees should be denied.
Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the R&R under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)
and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). It is ORDERED, for the reasons stated in the R&R, which the

Court adopts and incorporates into its ruling, that Defendants’ petition for attorney fees
[doc. 51] is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Leon Jordan
United States District Judge

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