Allied World Specialty Insurance Company v. Caribe Utilities of Florida, Inc. ( 2020 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 19-60367-CIV-DIMITROULEAS ALLIED WORLD SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. CARIBE UTILITIES OF FLORIDA, INC., CARIBE FL PROPERTIES, LLC, MIGUEL CABRANES, and DAISY BECEIRO, Defendants. _____________________________________/ ORDER ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Verified Motion for an Award of Attorney’s Fees and Nontaxable Expenses and Costs Against Defendants [DE 93] (the “Motion”), Bill of Costs [DE 94], and Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Law in Support of its Bill of Costs [DE 95] and the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Snow [DE 98] (the “Report”). The Court notes that no objections to the Report [DE 98] 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 [DE 98] 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 [DE 98] and record and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s reasoning and conclusion that the Motion [DE 93] and the Bill of Costs [DE 94] should be granted. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The Report [DE 98] is hereby ADOPTED and APPROVED; 2. Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney’s Fees [DE 93], Bill of Costs [DE 94] and Plaintiff’ s Memorandum of Law in Support of its Bill of Costs [DE 95] are GRANTED as follows: Plaintiff is awarded $71,461.50 in attorney’s fees and $634.81 in costs. 3. The Clerk is DIRECTED to mail copies of this Order to the addresses below. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, this 31“ day of December, 2020 ; i j (i “4 afi, f ? Pen a 4 v j ey 4 if feos 3 ie VILLIAM P. DIMITROULEAS United States District Judge Copies furnished to: All Counsel of Record Caribe Utilities of Florida, Inc., Caribe FL Properties, LLC, Miguel Cabranes, Daisy Beceiro e 10261 SW 72™ St, Ste 105 Miami, FL 33173 Caribe Utilities of Florida, Inc., Caribe FL Properties, LLC, Miguel Cabranes, Daisy Beceiro, 7315 SW 78" Avenue, Suite 100, Miami, FL 33173