Opinion
CASE NO. 11-61620-CIV-DIMITROULEAS
01-24-2012
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. NOREEN HAMPEL, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Defendant's Motion for Attorneys' Fees [DE 13], filed herein on November 21, 2011, and the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow, dated January 6, 2012. [DE 17]. The Court notes that no objections to the Report have been filed, and the time for filing such objections has passed. As no timely objections were filed, the Magistrate Judge's factual findings in the Report are hereby adopted and deemed incorporated into this opinion. LoConte v. Dugger, 847 F.2d 745, 749-50 (11th Cir. 1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 958 (1988); RTC v. Hallmark Builders, Inc., 996 F.2d 1144, 1149 (11th Cir. 1993).
Although no timely objections were filed, the Court has conducted a de novo review of the Report and record and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge's recommendation that the Motion should be DENIED, and that the Court should also decline to award attorney's fees to the Plaintiff for the defense of the instant motion.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1. The Magistrate Judge's Report [DE 17] is hereby ADOPTED and APPROVED;
2. Defendant's Motion for Attorneys' Fees [DE 13] is hereby DENIED;
3. Plaintiff's request for attorney's fees for the defense of the instant motion is also DENIED.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, this 24th day of January, 2012.
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WILLIAM P. DIMITROULEAS
United States District Judge
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