Opinion
CASE NO. 08-20738-CIV-JORDAN.
February 16, 2010
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT RECOMMENDATION
Upon de novo review of the record, I adopt Judge McAliley's report [D.E. 434] recommending that the plaintiffs' motion for sanctions against Horizonte for corrupting payments to third-party fact witnesses be denied. The plaintiffs' motion for sanctions [D.E. 153] is therefore DENIED.
At trial, however, I will have the opportunity to ascertain whether Mr. Baagoe, Mr. Theodosakis, and Mr. Aguirre are improperly biased in Horizonte's favor, or whether they may have altered their testimony to favor Horizonte. If I find that to be the case, I will revisit the issue of sanctions.
DONE and ORDERED in chambers in Miami, Florida.