Kirby v. JK Lockwood Construction Company, Inc.

Full title: ROY KIRBY, Plaintiff, v. JK LOCKWOOD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Defendant

Court: United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Tampa Division

Date published: Sep 16, 2008

CASE NO. 8:07-CV-1505-T-17TGW (M.D. Fla. Sep. 16, 2008)

Opinion

CASE NO. 8:07-CV-1505-T-17TGW.

September 16, 2008

ORDER

ELIZABETH KOVACHEVICH, District Judge

This cause is before the Court on:

Dkt. 16 Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs

Dkt. 20 Response

Dkt. 21 Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs

Dkt. 22 Notice

Dkt. 23 Response

Dkt. 29 Report and Recommendation

This case is a case brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, in which a consent judgment was entered awarding Plaintiff damages.

After a hearing, the assigned Magistrate Judge entered a Report and Recommendation in which it is recommended that Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs be granted, awarding $2,460.00 in attorney's fees and $440.00 in costs. It is further recommended that Defendant's Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs be denied.

The Court has independently examined the pleadings. No objections to the Report and Recommendation have been filed. The Court adopts the Report and Recommendation, and incorporates it herein by reference. Accordingly, it is

ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation is adopted and incorporated by reference. Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs is granted, awarding $2,460.00 in attorney's fees and $440.00 in costs. Defendant's Motion for Attorney's Fees is denied. DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, in Tampa, Florida.