DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.
v.
TOWN OF PALM BEACH SHORES

S.D. Fla. | 2025-03-11
No. 23-80487-CIV
District Court, S.D. Florida (2025)

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Synopsis

The District Court adopted a Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation regarding DISH Wireless's motions for attorney's fees and costs against the Town of Palm Beach Shores. The court granted in part and denied in part the defendant's amended motions for costs, awarding $5,952.60 for specified expenses.


Holding

The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation and granted in part and denied in part the defendant's amended motions for costs. The defendant was awarded $5,952.60 in costs for service of process ($260.00), transcripts ($5,607.60), and witness fees ($85.00).


Key Quotes

“Magistrate Judge Reinhart's Report and Recommendation. [DE 169] is ADOPTED and APPROVED.”

The court's adoption of the magistrate judge's findings regarding the fees and costs motions.

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Facts & Procedural History

This case involved motions by the defendant (Town of Palm Beach Shores) for attorney's fees and costs. A Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommen…

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Opinion of the Court

THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Defendant’s Motions for Attorney’s Fees [DE 165, 166] and the March 5, 2025, Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Reinhart [DE 169]. Both parties have filed notices of non-objection to Magistrate Judge Reinhart’s Report and Recommendation. [DE 170, 171].

Accordingly, the Magistrate Judge’s findings in the Report [DE 169] 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. Magistrate Judge Reinhart’s Report and Recommendation. [DE 169] is ADOPTED and

APPROVED.

2. Defendant’s Amended Motions for Costs [DE 165, 166] are hereby GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART in that Defendant be awarded costs as follows: a. Service of Process: $260.00 b. Transcripts: $5,607.60 c. Witness Fees: $85.00 Total: $5,952.60 DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, this 11th day of March 2025.

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