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Case No. 8:19-cv-296-T-33CPT
07-08-2019
RUBEN CABREJA, Plaintiff, v. SC MAINTENANCE INC. and STEVEN S. CLEMENTS, Defendants.
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court upon consideration of United States Magistrate Judge Christopher P. Tuite's Report and Recommendation (Doc. # 23), entered on June 19, 2019, recommending that Plaintiff Ruben Cabreja's Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. # 19) be granted. No objections have been filed, and the time for the submission of objections has expired.
After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject, or modify the magistrate judge's report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Williams v. Wainwright, 681 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1982). In the absence of specific objections, there is no requirement that a district judge review factual findings de novo, Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 F.2d 776, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993), and the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendations. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The district judge reviews legal conclusions de novo, even in the absence of an objection. See Cooper-Houston v. S. Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994); Castro Bobadilla v. Reno, 826 F. Supp. 1428, 1431-32 (S.D. Fla. 1993), aff'd, 28 F.3d 116 (11th Cir. 1994) (Table).
After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings, conclusions and recommendations, and giving de novo review to matters of law, the Court accepts the factual findings and legal conclusions of the Magistrate Judge and the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED: (1) The Report and Recommendation (Doc. # 23) is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. (2) Plaintiff Ruben Cabreja's Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. # 19) is GRANTED. (3) The Clerk is directed to enter Default Judgment in favor of Plaintiff Ruben Cabreja and against Defendants SC Maintenance, Inc. and Steven Clements in the amount of $4,715.70 (consisting of $1,073.20 in actual and liquidated damages, $3,160.00 in attorney's fees, and $482.50 in costs). Thereafter, the Clerk is directed to CLOSE THE CASE.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, in Tampa, Florida, this 8th day of July, 2019.
/s/_________
VIRGINIA M. HERNANDEZ COVINGTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE