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LUKA v. CITY OF ORLANDO

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division
Oct 12, 2011
Case No. 6:07-cv-841-Orl-22GJK (M.D. Fla. Oct. 12, 2011)

Summary

finding that a presumption in favor of awarding costs existed where both parties were aware of the record, and that the record as a whole was a sufficient indicator of a document's necessity

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Opinion

Case No. 6:07-cv-841-Orl-22GJK.

October 12, 2011


ORDER


This cause is before the Court on the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 109) filed September 23, 2011.

The United States Magistrate Judge has submitted a report recommending that costs and fees be awarded to Defendants in the total amount of $119,038.58.

After an independent de novo review of the record in this matter, and noting that no objections were timely filed, the Court agrees entirely with the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Report and Recommendations.

Therefore, it is ORDERED as follows:

1. The Report and Recommendation filed September 23, 2011 (Doc. No. 109) is ADOPTED and CONFIRMED and made a part of this Order.

2. The City of Orlando and Anthony Miller are hereby awarded $6,898.58 in costs, and $112,140.00 for attorneys' fees, for a total amount of $119,038.58. DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, in Orlando, Florida.


Summaries of

LUKA v. CITY OF ORLANDO

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division
Oct 12, 2011
Case No. 6:07-cv-841-Orl-22GJK (M.D. Fla. Oct. 12, 2011)

finding that a presumption in favor of awarding costs existed where both parties were aware of the record, and that the record as a whole was a sufficient indicator of a document's necessity

Summary of this case from Perkins v. Tolen
Case details for

LUKA v. CITY OF ORLANDO

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS B. LUKA, Plaintiff, v. THE CITY OF ORLANDO and ANTHONY MILLER…

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

Date published: Oct 12, 2011

Citations

Case No. 6:07-cv-841-Orl-22GJK (M.D. Fla. Oct. 12, 2011)

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