Faulconer v. Centra Health Inc.

Filing 100

ORDER ADOPTING 99 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION in full; and granting in part and denying in part Defendant's 90 Motion for Bill of Costs. $3,378.11 in costs are taxed against Plaintiff. Signed by Senior Judge Norman K. Moon on June 22, 2020. (ca)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

6/22/2020

LYNCHBURG DIVISION

PHILLIP B. FAULCONER,
CASE NO. 6:17-cv-00023
Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

CENTRA HEALTH INC.,
JUDGE NORMAN K. MOON
Defendant.

This matter is before the Court on the Report & Recommendation of U.S. Magistrate Judge
Robert S. Ballou, Dkt. 99 (“R&R”), which recommended that this Court grant in part and deny in
part Defendant Centra Health Inc.’s Motion for Bill of Costs, Dkt. 90, and that this Court tax as
costs $3,378.11. Dkt. 99 at 6.
This Court referred Defendant’s Motion for Bill of Costs to the Magistrate Judge for an
R&R. Dkt. 97. After briefing had concluded, the Magistrate Judge held a hearing on Defendant’s
Motion. See Dkts. 90, 91, 93, 96, 98. The parties were advised of their right to file objections to
the R&R within fourteen (14) days, Dkt. 99 at 6, and the docket reflected objections were due on
June 15, 2020, Dkt. 99. Nonetheless, since the R&R has issued, no party has filed any objections.
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2). When there are no objections to an R&R, the Court “need only satisfy
itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.”
Advisory Committee Notes to Fed. R. Civ. P. 72; Camby v. Davis, 718 F.2d 198, 199 (4th Cir.
1983) (“In the absence of objection … we do not believe that it requires any explanation” for a

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district judge to adopt a report and recommendation). The Court has reviewed the R&R and is
satisfied that it is well reasoned and contains no such error.
The R&R is therefore ADOPTED in full (Dkt. 99); Defendant’s Motion for Bill of Costs
is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART (Dkt. 90); and $3,378.11 in costs are taxed
against Plaintiff.
It is so ORDERED.
The Clerk of Court is hereby directed to send a copy of this Order to all counsel of record.
ENTERED this ______ day of June, 2020.
22nd

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