De Fernandez v. Seaboard Marine Ltd

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. 20-cv-25176-BLOOM/Otazo-Reyes

ODETTE BLANCO DE FERNANDEZ née BLANCO ROSELL,

Plaintiff, v.

SEABOARD MARINE, LTD.,

Defendant. _____________________________________/

ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Payment of Expert Fees, ECF No. [279] (“Motion”). The Motion was previously referred to the Honorable Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes for a Report and Recommendations (“R&R”). See ECF No. [283]. On February 2, 2023, the Magistrate Judge issued a R&R recommending that the Motion be granted in part and denied in part. ECF No. [301]. 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 objections. Nevertheless, the Court has conducted a de novo review of the R&R, 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 must be granted in part and denied in part for the reasons set forth therein. Case No. 20-cv-25176-BLOOM/Otazo-Reyes

Accordingly, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The R&R, ECF No. [301], is ADOPTED; 2. The Motion, ECF No. [279], is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART; 3. Plaintiff is awarded $36,150.60 in expert deposition fees. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on March 29, 2023.

BETH BLOOM UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies to: Counsel of Record