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jaris LENDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as servicer for Blue Ridge Bank, N.A. v. COREEN MORGAN, TALK OF THE TOWN GROUP LLC d/b/a TALK OF THE TOWN WEDDINGS, a dissolved Florida limited liability company, TALK OF THE TOWN CATERING AND EVENTS INC., a Florida corporation, and TLC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC., a Florida corporation

Case No: 8:23-cv-1181-CEH-SPF

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION

August 27, 2024

ORDER

This cause comes before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation filed by Magistrate Judge Sean P. Flynn on August 14, 2024 (Doc. 31). In the Report and Recommendation, Magistrate Judge Flynn recommends that Plaintiff's Motion on Entitlement to Attorney's Fees and Costs (Doc. 30) be granted in part and denied in part. All parties were furnished copies of the Report and Recommendation and were afforded the opportunity to file objections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). No such objections were filed. Upon consideration of the Report and Recommendation, and upon this Court's independent examination of the file, it is determined that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted. Accordingly, it is now,

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. 31) is adopted, confirmed, and approved in all respects and is made a part of this Order for all purposes, including appellate review.
Plaintiff's Motion on Entitlement to Attorney's Fees and Costs (Doc. 30) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiff is entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs against Defendants Talk of the Town and Coreen Morgan. Plaintiff is not entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs against Defendant TLC Community Foundation. Plaintiff is entitled to a costs award against all Defendants under Rule 54(d)(1), Fed. R. Civ. P.
Plaintiff is directed to file a supplemental motion on the amount of its fees and costs within 45 days of this Order. See L.R. 7.01(c), M.D. Fla. (2024).

DONE AND ORDERED at Tampa, Florida on August 27, 2024.

Charlene Edwards Honeywell

United States District Judge

Copies to:
The Honorable Sean P. Flynn
Counsel of Record