Opinion
20-cv-22783-BLOOM/Louis
01-18-2023
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 Defendant's Amended Verified Motion to Tax Costs, ECF No. [220], filed on October 20, 2022 (“Motion”). The Motion was previously referred to the Honorable Lauren F. Louis for a Report and Recommendations (“R&R”) on all dispositive matters. See ECF No. [226]. On January 3, 2023, the Magistrate Judge issued a R&R recommending that the Motion be granted in part and denied in part. ECF No. [227]. The R&R states that the parties shall file any objections within fourteen days of the date of service of a copy of the R&R. Id. To date, neither party has filed any objections, nor has either party 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 in the premises. 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 the Motion should be 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. [227], is ADOPTED;
2. The Motion, ECF No. [220], is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART;
3. Defendant is awarded a total of $1,697.10 in taxable costs from former Plaintiff Mandy Birren, consisting of: $40.00 For the fees associated with the service of a subpoena, $773.50 in court reporter and transcription fees, and $883.60 in costs associated with obtaining copies of medical records. The award is to accrue interest in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
4. The case shall remain CLOSED.
DONE AND ORDERED