Federal Trade Commission v. MOBE Ltd.

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 6:18-cv-862-Orl-37DCI

MOBE LTD.; MOBEPROCESSING.COM, INC.; TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT USA, INC.; MOBETRAINING.COM, INC.; 9336-0311 QUEBEC INC.; MOBE PRO LIMITED; MOBE INC.; MOBE ONLINE LTD.; MATT LLOYD PUBLISHING.COM PTY LTD.; MATTHEW LLOYD MCPHEE; SUSAN ZANGHI; and INGRID WHITNEY,

Defendants.

ORDER Mark J. Bernet (“Receiver”) filed a fifth application for services rendered. (Doc. 269 (“Motion”).) On referral, U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick recommends granting the Motion and the Receiver be authorized payment in the amount of $89,991.00 in fees. (Doc. 270 (“R&R”).) The remaining parties do not object.1 (Docs. 271–73, 275–76.) So the Court has

1 Default judgment has been entered against the corporate defendants: MOBE Ltd.; MOBEProcessing.com, Inc.; Transaction Management USA, Inc.; MOBETraining.com, Inc.; 9336-0311 Quebec Inc.; MOBE Pro Limited; MOBE Inc.; MOBE Online Ltd.; and MattLloydPublishing.com Pty Ltd. (See Doc. 260.) And all claims against Defendant Susan Zanghi have been resolved. (Doc. 139.) -1- examined the R&R only for clear error. See Wiand v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 8:12-cv- 557-T-27EAJ, 2016 WL 355490, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Jan 28, 2016); see also Macort v. Prem, Inc., 208 F. App’x 781, 784 (11th Cir. 2006). Finding none, the R&R is adopted in its entirety. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: 1. U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel C. Irick’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 270) is ADOPTED, CONFIRMED, and made a part of this Order. 2. The Receiver’s Verified Fifth Application for Payment for Services Rendered (Doc. 269) is GRANTED and the Receiver is authorized payment of $89,991.00 in fees. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Orlando, Florida, on October 26, 2020.

f] Se / a el ROY B. DALTON JR: United States District Judge

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