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*1 Case 0:24-cv-60719-DSL Document 87 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/08/2026 Page 1 of 2
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 0:24-cv-60719-LEIBOWITZ/AUGUSTIN-BIRCH GEORGE RONALD COPELAND, et al.,
Plaintiffs ,
v.
BDC UNITED, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION THIS CAUSE
is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Costs and Motion for Attorney’s Fees [ECF No. 86], filed on December 22, 2025, in which United States Magistrate Judge Panayotta Augustin-Birch recommends GRANTING IN PART and DENYING IN PART Plaintiffs’ motions for costs and fees in this action brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). [ Id . at 6]. Specifically, Judge Augustin-Birch recommends awarding Plaintiffs $859.00 in costs and $20,600.00 in attorney’s fees for a total award of $21,459.00. [ Id. ]. The undersigned previously referred Plaintiffs’ motions for costs and fees to Judge Augustin- Birch for a report and recommendation, consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72, and Rule 1(d) of the Local Magistrate Judge Rules. [ECF No. 80]. Since the Report and Recommendation was filed, no objections were filed during the 14-day objection period. Thus, the undersigned’s having reviewed Plaintiffs’ motions [ECF Nos. 75 and 78], the record, the Report and Recommendation, the governing law and finding no error, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
1. The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 86] is AFFIRMED and ADOPTED and fully incorporated herein.
2. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Bill of Costs [ ECF No. 75 ] is GRANTED IN PART and *2 Case 0:24-cv-60719-DSL Document 87 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/08/2026 Page 2 of 2 DENIED IN PART .
3. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorney’s Fees [ ECF No. 78 ] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART .
4. The Court awards Plaintiffs $859.00 in costs and $20,600.00 in attorney’s fees for a total award of $21,459.00 .
DONE AND ORDERED in the Southern District of Florida on January 7, 2026. cc: counsel of record
