Opinion
21-20148-CV-GRAHAM/MCALILEY
12-28-2022
JOSEPH P. HENRY, Plaintiff, v. CELEBRITY CRUISES, INC., Defendant.
McAliley, U.S. Magistrate Judge
ORDER
DONALD L. GRAHAM, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS CAUSE came before the Court on the Plaintiff, Joseph Henry, fded a Bill of Costs (ECF No. 156) and memorandum of law in support (ECF No. 156-1).
THIS MATTER was referred to the Honorable United States Magistrate Judge Chris McAliley for a report and recommendation. (ECF No. 15).
Plaintiff filed this action in January 2021, seeking to recover damages for injuries he sustained from a slip-and-fall while aboard one of Defendant's cruise ships. (ECF No. 1). On February 4,2022, a jury returned a verdict finding both parties negligent, assessing 35% negligence to defendant and 65% to plaintiff, and awarding $150,000 in total compensatory damages, which, once reduced by 65% to account for Plaintiffs comparative negligence, amounts to $52,500.00. (ECFNo. 136). In his Bill of Costs, Plaintiff seeks a total of $57,414.17 in costs Defendant objects to the relief sought. (ECF No. 157).
Magistrate Judge McAliley issued a Report (ECF No. 161) recommending that Plaintiffs Bill of Costs (ECF No. 156), be GRANTED IN PART and that Plaintiff be awarded $4,729.53 in reasonable costs.
THE COURT has conducted an independent review of the file and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED AND ADJ EDGED that the United States Magistrate Judge's Report (ECF No. 161) is RATIFIED, AFFIRMED and APPROVED in its entirety. It is further
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiffs Bill of Costs (ECF No. 156) is GRANTED IN PART. Plaintiff is awarded $4,729.53 in reasonable costs.
DONE AND ORDERED.