Zobel v. Commissioner of Social Security, 9:22-cv-81083

Plaintiff Craig Zobel filed a lawsuit against the Commissioner of Social Security in the Southern District of Florida.
The case involved a dispute over the award of costs after the substantive resolution of the underlying matter.
The Commissioner of Social Security filed a Motion to Tax Costs seeking recovery of litigation expenses.
The Magistrate Judge Reinhart considered the Defendant's motion and recommended granting it in his Report and Recommendation.
No objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report were filed by either party.
District Judge Cannon conducted a de novo review, found the Report well-reasoned, adopted its recommendations, and awarded Plaintiff $402 in taxable costs.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Taxability of costs	Entitled to recover costs	Costs should not be taxed	Costs awarded to Plaintiff
Sufficiency of cost documentation	Provided Bill of Costs	N/A	Sufficient; costs granted
Procedure for seeking costs	Filed motions per order	N/A	Motions considered jointly
Objection to Magistrate Report	No objection filed	No objection filed	Report adopted in full

Heath v. Jones, 863 F.2d 815 (11th Cir. 1989) (sets forth procedures for objecting to magistrate judge’s report)
Macort v. Prem, Inc., 208 F. App’x 781 (11th Cir. 2006) (discusses standard of review when no objections are filed)
Cooper-Houston v. S. Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603 (11th Cir. 1994) (legal conclusions reviewed de novo by district court)