Turner v. Rocket Mortgage, LLC

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

Case No. 22-cv-23028-BLOOM/Otazo-Reyes

MARK A. TURNER,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, and AMROCK, LLC,

Defendants. _____________________________/

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT & RECOMMENDATION

THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Defendants Rocket Mortgage, LLC and Amrock, LLC’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs, ECF No. [165]. The Court previously referred the Motion to Chief Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres for a Report and Recommendations. See ECF No. [168]. On April 19, 2024, Chief Magistrate Judge Torres issued a Report and Recommendation, ECF No. [175] (“R&R”), recommending that Defendants’ Motion be granted in part and denied in part. The R&R advised the parties that objections to the R&R must be filed within fourteen (14) days of the R&R. ECF No. [175] at 11. To date, neither party has filed objections nor sought additional time to file objections. The Court has, nonetheless, conducted a de novo review of the R&R and the record 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 Chief Magistrate Judge Torres’ R&R to be well reasoned and correct. The Court agrees with the analysis in the R&R and concludes that for the reasons set forth therein, Defendants’ Motion is granted in part and denied in part. For the foregoing reasons, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: Case No. 22-cv-23028-BLOOM/Otazo-Reyes

1. The R&R, ECF No. [175], is ADOPTED; 2. The Defendants’ Motion, ECF No. [165], is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part as follows: a. Defendants’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees is DENIED; b. Defendant Rocket Mortgage, LLC’s Motion to Tax Costs of $402.00 for the cost of removing this action is GRANTED; c. Defendant, Rocket Mortgage, LLC’s Motion to Tax Costs pf $24.20 for the cost of printing the transcript of the parties’ May 18, 2023 settlement conference is GRANTED; and d.. Defendant, Amrock, LLC’s Motion to Tax Costs of $24.20 for the cost of printing the transcript of the parties’ May 18, 2023 settlement conference is GRANTED; 3. All pending motions are DENIED AS MOOT; and 4, The Clerk shall CLOSE this case. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on June 6, 2024.

BETH BLOOM UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies to: Counsel of Record Mark A. Turner 1411 SE 26th Avenue Homestead, FL 33035 PRO SE