Watkins v. Shields

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION

CASE NO.: 17-CV-60009-GAYLES/HUNT

ERIC WATKINS,

Plaintiff,

v.

OFFICER SHIELDS, et al.,

Defendants. ______________________________/

ORDER

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Patrick M. Hunt (the “Report”). [ECF No. 197]. On October 17, 2024, Defendants filed a Motion to Tax Costs (the “Motion”) after they prevailed at trial. [ECF No. 185]. On July 25, 2025, Judge Hunt issued his Report recommending the Motion be granted in part such that Defendants be awarded $130 for serving summons and subpoenas and that the Motion be otherwise denied. [ECF No. 197]. No party has objected to the Report. A district court may accept, reject, or modify a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The objected portions of the report and recommendation are accorded de novo review if those objections “pinpoint the specific findings that the party disagrees with.” United States v. Schultz, 565 F.3d 1353, 1360 (11th Cir. 2009); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3). Any portions of the report and recommendation to which no specific objection is made are reviewed only for clear error. Liberty Am. Ins. Grp., Inc. v. WestPoint Underwriters, L.L.C., 199 F. Supp. 2d 1271, 1276 (M.D. Fla. 2001); accord Macort v. Prem, Inc., 208 F. App’x 781, 784 (11th Cir. 2006). As no objections have been filed, the Court reviewed the Report for clear error. Finding no clear error, the Court agrees with Judge Hunt’s findings and conclusion that the Motion should be granted in part. CONCLUSION Therefore, itis ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: (1) The Report and Recommendation, [ECF No. 197], is ADOPTED in full; (2) Defendants’ Motion is GRANTED in part. The Defendants are hereby awarded $130 for serving summons and subpoenas. The Motion is otherwise DENIED. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this 11th day of August, 2025.

\ | j 4 / DARRIN P. GAYLES UNITED STATES DI CT JUDGE