JTH Tax, Inc. v. Hines

Filing 124

ORDER re: 121 Report and Recommendations. 102 Motion for Sanctions; 103 Memorandum in Opposition filed by JTH Tax, Inc.. The court does hereby ADOPT AND APPROVE IN FULL the findings and recommendations set forth in the R&R of the United States Magistrate Judge, filed December 15, 2017. ECF No. 121. Signed by Chief District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith and filed on 1/11/18. Copies distributed to all parties 1/11/18.(ldab, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

Norfolk Division

JTH TAX, INC. d/b/a
LIBERTY TAX SERVICE,

Plaintiff,
CIVIL ACTION NO.

V.

2:15cv558

CHARLES HINES,
Defendant.
ORDER

This

matter

Defendant's
P.C.

No.

Motion

The
for

for

Sanctions

Sanctions"),

Sanctions

fees

Sanctions.

ECF No.

States

for

Plaintiff filed a

attorneys'

On

before

Motion

("Motion

102.

comes

on

incurred

October

against

filed

on

on

the

Willcox

October

pro

and

13,

se

Savage,

2017.

ECF

Memorandum in Opposition to the

October

in

court

18,

2017,

responding

to

and

the

requested

Motion

for

103.

27,

Magistrate

the

2017,

Judge

provisions of 28 U.S.C.
to

the

matter

was

Robert

J.

Krask,

§ 636(b)(1)(B)

Procedure

72(b),

conduct

hearings,

if

necessary,

district

judge

proposed

and

findings

pursuant

including

submit

of

to

United

to

the

and Federal Rule of Civil

hearings,
to

referred

fact,

to

if

the

evidentiary
undersigned

applicable,

and

recommendations for the disposition of the Motion for Sanctions.
ECF No.

108.

The

United

Recommendations

No. 121.

States
("R&R")

Magistrate

was

filed

on

December

15,

the

the Defendant's Motion for Sanctions,

for Sanctions.

the

2017.

ECF

court deny

and deny the Plaintiff's

6.

R&R

were advised of their
findings

and

fees incurred in responding to the Motion

R&R at

By copy of

Report

recommended that

The Magistrate Judge

request for attorneys'

Judge's

of

the

Magistrate

right to

Judge,

the

parties

file written objections to the

and recommendations made by the Magistrate Judge.

Id.

The court has received no objections to the Magistrate Judge's
R&R,

and the

hereby

time

JU50PT

recommendations

Magistrate
Accordingly,

the

for

AND

APPROVE

set

Judge,

filing

forth

filed

in

same has

IN

expired.

FULL

the

R&R

December

the
of

15,

the

2017.

The court does

findings
United

ECF

and
States

No.

the Defendant's Motion for Sanctions is DENIED,

Plaintiff's

request

for

attorneys'

fees

incurred

121.
and

in

responding to the Motion for Sanctions is DENIED.

The

Clerk

shall

forward

a

copy

of

this

Order

parties.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/§/
Rebecca Beach Smith
Chief Judge
REBECCA

BEACH

SMITH

CHIEF JUDGE

January jj , 2018

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