Tynes v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 18-62891-CIV-DIMITROULEAS LAWANNA TYNES, Plaintiff, vs. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE Defendant. ___________________________________/ ORDER ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Attorney’s Fees [DE 178] and Renewed Motion for Bill of Costs [DE 179] and the February 13, 2025, Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Hunt [DE 251].

The Court notes that the time to file objections has passed and no party has filed an objection to Magistrate Judge Hunt’s Report and Recommendation. [DE 251]. Accordingly, the Magistrate Judge’s findings in the Report [DE 251] are hereby adopted and deemed incorporated into this opinion. LoConte v. Dugger, 847 F.2d 745, 749-50 (11th Cir. 1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 958 (1988); RTC v. Hallmark Builders, Inc., 996 F.2d 1144, 1149 (11th Cir. 1993).

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The Report [DE 251] is hereby ADOPTED and APPROVED.

2. Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Attorney’s Fees, [DE 178] is hereby GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: a. Plaintiff is awarded $192,357.00 in attorney’s fees.

3. Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Bill of Costs, [DE 179] is hereby GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows: a. Plaintiff shall be reimbursed for $5,299.68 in costs.

4. Pursuant to the Court’s Order at [DE 252] granting in part and denying in part [DE 230], a. [DE 232] (Defendant's MOTION Objecting to Plaintiff's Motion to Disburse Funds in Court's Registry [DE 230]) and [DE 234] (Amended MOTION Objecting to Plaintiff's Motion to Disburse Funds in Court's Registry [DE 230]) are hereby DENIED as moot.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, this 4th day of March 2025.

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