UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 19-24766-CV-WILLIAMS

JANE DOE,

Plaintiff,

v.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION,

Defendant. /

ORDER THIS MATTER is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres’ Report and Recommendation (DE 390) (“Report”) on Plaintiff’s Motion to Enter Judgment, including pre-judgment interest on her past damages and post-judgment interest (DE 321) (“Motion”), against Defendant Carnival Corporation (“Defendant”). Defendant filed an opposition (DE 322) and Plaintiff filed a reply (DE 324). Following an evidentiary hearing in the case on other matters, Defendant filed with the Court’s leave a supplemental brief regarding pre-judgment interest (DE 376) and Plaintiff filed an amended proposed final judgment (DE 381). On August 9, 2024, Plaintiff filed an updated amended proposed final judgment. (DE 397.) In the Report, Judge Torres recommends that the Motion be granted. (DE 390 at 1.) Defendant filed an Objection to the Report. (DE 393.) The Court conducted a de novo review of the portions of the Report to which Defendants objected and a review of the remainder of the Report for clear error.1

1 The Court notes that Defendant’s objections merely rehash arguments that were presented to Judge Torres, or simply disagree with the Report’s conclusion. However, it is well settled that an objecting party may not “submit [] papers to a district court which are nothing more than a rehashing of the same arguments and positions taken in the Having carefully reviewed the Report, the Objection, the record, and applicable law, itis ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The Report (DE 390) is AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED. 2. Plaintiffs Motion to Enter Judgement (DE 321) is GRANTED. 3. The CLERK is DIRECTED to enter final judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant in the form and amount proposed by Plaintiff (DE 397- 1), with additional pre-judgment interest in the amount of $1,157.93 per day from August 10, 2024 through today’s date added to the final judgment, as specified by Plaintiff (see DE 397 at 2), for the total amount of $12,367,229.90. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Miami, Florida, this 30th day of August, 2024. ran, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

original papers submitted to the Magistrate Judge. Clearly, parties are not to be afforded a ‘second bite at the apple’ when they file objections to a [Report].” Marlite, Inc. v. Eckenrod,

, at *2 (S.D. Fla. Aug. 21, 2012) (quoting Camardo v. Gen. Motors Hourly-Rate Emps. Pension Plan,

(W.D.N.Y. 1992)).

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