UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 0:22-CV-62398-CIV-DIMITROULEAS APOLLO MANAGEMENT GROUP,

Plaintiff,

v.

DOUGLAS B. CROXALL and NATASHA ALLAS CROXALL,

Defendants. /

ORDER ADOPTING AND APPROVING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION; DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE DEFENDANT DOUGLAS B. CROXALL’S VERIFIED MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES

THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Defendant Douglas B. Croxall’s Verified Motion for Attorney’s Fees [DE 43] and the Report and Recommendation on Defendant’s Verified Motion for Attorneys’ Fees entered by United States Magistrate Judge Augustin-Birch on February 7, 2024 (the “Report”) [DE 53]. The Court notes that no objections to the Report [DE 53] have been filed, and the time for filing such objections has passed. As no timely objections were filed, the Magistrate Judge’s factual findings in the Report [DE 53] are hereby adopted and deemed incorporated into this opinion. LoConte v. Dugger,

(11th Cir. 1988), cert. denied,

(1988); RTC v. Hallmark Builders, Inc.,

(11th Cir. 1993). Although no timely objections were filed, the Court has conducted a de novo review of the Report [DE 53] and record and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s analysis and conclusion that resolution of Mr. Croxall’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees is better left until after the final adjudication of this case for the reasons articulated in the Report. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The Report [DE 53] is hereby ADOPTED and APPROVED; 2. Defendant Douglas B. Croxall’s Verified Motion for Attorney’s Fees [DE 43] is hereby DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE to Defendant refiling a verified motion for attorneys’ fees after the final adjudication of this case. DONE and ORDERED in Chambers in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, on this 22nd day of February, 2024.

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