Opinion
20-23076-CIV-CANN/Otazo-Reyes
09-12-2022
THE AFFILIATI NETWORK, INC., Plaintiff, v. FOREFRONT COMMERCE LLC and NATHAN BENSON, Defendants.
ORDER ACCEPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
AILEEN M. CANNON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Magistrate Judge Otazo-Reyes's Report and Recommendation on Plaintiff's Verified Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs (the “Report”) [ECF No. 38], filed on August 25, 2022.
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On June 10, 2022, the Court entered final judgment in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of $47,794.12 [ECF No. 33]. Shortly thereafter, Plaintiff filed the Verified Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs (the “Verified Motion”), seeking $8,070.00 in fees and $1,520.55 in taxable costs (for a total of $9,590.55) [ECF No. 35]. This Court referred the Verified Motion to Magistrate Judge Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes for a report and recommendation [ECF No. 36]. On August 25, 2022, Judge Otazo-Reyes issued a report, recommending that the Verified Motion be granted, and that Plaintiff be awarded $9,590.55 [ECF No. 38]. The Report also states that the parties shall file any objections thereto within fourteen days [ECF No. 38 p. 5]. No party has filed any objections to the Report, and the time to do so has expired.
Upon review, the Court finds the Report [ECF No. 38] to be well-reasoned and correct.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1. The Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 38] is ACCEPTED.
2. The Verified Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs [ECF No. 35] is GRANTED.
3. Plaintiff is entitled to recover the following amounts, for a total award of $9,590.55:
a. $8,070.00 in attorneys' fees; and b. $1,520.55 in taxable costs.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Pierce, Florida this 12th day of September 2022.