Hava v. City of Hollywood

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO.: 23-60537-CIV-SINGHAL/VALLE ZIPORA HAVA, Plaintiff, vs. CITY OF HOLLYWOOD et al., Defendants. ___________________________/ ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION THIS MATTER has come before the Court upon the Defendant Officer Kyle Otwell’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees and Memorandum of Law (DE [49]) (“Motion”), which was referred to the magistrate judge for Report and Recommendation. The magistrate judge issued a Report and Recommendation (DE [56]) on January 28, 2025, recommending that Defendant Otwell be awarded $20,034 in attorney’s fees. No objections to the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation having been filed.

With no objections filed, the Court’s review of the Report and Recommendation (DE [49]) is properly limited to a de novo review of only its legal conclusions. See Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London v. PharmaTech, LLC, 2019 WL 4673739, at *1 (M.D.

Fla. Aug. 19, 2019) (“Legal conclusions are reviewed de novo, even in the absence of an objection.”). This Court has reviewed the entire file and record and has made a de novo review of the issues.

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation (DE [56]) is AFFIRMED and ADOPTED. The Motion (DE [49]) is GRANTED IN PART, and Defendant Otwell should be awarded $20,034 in attorney's fees.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this 12th day of February 2025. \ < UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies furnished counsel via CM/ECF