UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION

CASTILLA ROOFING, INC., a/a/o, ALLAN THOMAS,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No: 2:19-cv-613-FtM-38MRM

HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE MIDWEST,

Defendant. / ORDER1 Before the Court is United States Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy’s Report and Recommendation (R&R) (Doc. 41), recommending the Court deny the Defendant’s Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Claims for Attorney’s Fees. (Doc. 10). No party objected to the R&R, and the time to do so has passed. After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject, or modify the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation. See

(b)(1); see also Williams v. Wainwright,

(11th Cir. 1982). In the absence of specific objections, there is no requirement that a district judge review factual findings de novo, Garvey v. Vaughn,

, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993), and the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole

1 Disclaimer: Documents filed in CM/ECF may contain hyperlinks to other documents or websites. These hyperlinks are provided only for users’ convenience. Users are cautioned that hyperlinked documents in CM/ECF are subject to PACER fees. By allowing hyperlinks to other websites, this Court does not endorse, recommend, approve, or guarantee any third parties or the services or products they provide on their websites. Likewise, the Court has no agreements with any of these third parties or their websites. The Court accepts no responsibility for the availability or functionality of any hyperlink. Thus, the fact that a hyperlink ceases to work or directs the user to some other site does not affect the opinion of the Court. or in part, the findings and recommendations.

(b)(1)(C). The district judge reviews legal conclusions de novo, even in the absence of an objection. See Cooper-Houston v. Southern Ry. Co.,

(11th Cir. 1994). After careful consideration of the R&R and an independent review of the file, the Court accepts and adopts the R&R. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED: 1. United States Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 41) is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED and incorporated into this Order. 2. Defendant's Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Claims for Attorney’s Fees (Doc. 10) is DENIED. DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida this 18th day of February, 2020.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies: All Parties of Record