Opinion
20-cv-22783-BLOOM/Louis
10-11-2022
KATHRYN BIRREN and MANDY BIRREN, Plaintiffs, v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, LTD., Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
BETH BLOOM, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Plaintiff's Motion to Tax Costs and Verified Bill of Costs, ECF No. [207] (“Motion”), filed on May 3, 2022. The Motion was previously referred to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis for a Report and Recommendations (“R&R”) on all dispositive matters. See ECF No. [208]. On September 15, 2022, the Magistrate Judge issued a R&R recommending that the Motion be granted in part and denied in part, and that Plaintiff be awarded a total of $10,751.87 in taxable costs, consisting of $65.00 for the fees associated with service of a subpoena, $400.00 for the filing fee in this case, $9,247.55 in court reporter and transcription fees, and $1,039.32 in costs associated with obtaining copies of medical records, to accrue interest from the date of entry of Final Judgment. ECF No. [216]. The R&R states that the parties shall file any objections within fourteen (14) days of the date of service of a copy of the R&R. Id. at 23. To date, the parties have not filed any objections, nor have the parties sought additional time in which to do so.
Nevertheless, the Court has conducted a de novo review of the R&R and the record in this case and is otherwise fully advised. See Williams v. McNeil, 557 F.3d 1287, 1291 (11th Cir. 2009) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)). Upon review, the Court finds the R&R to be well reasoned and correct. The Court, therefore, agrees with the analysis in the R&R and concludes that Plaintiff's Motion must GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART for the reasons set forth therein.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows:
1. The R&R, ECF No. [216], is ADOPTED;
2. The Motion, ECF No. [207], is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART;
3. Plaintiff is awarded a total of $10,751.87 in taxable costs.
DONE AND ORDERED.