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Unum Life Insurance Company of America v. Kaleo

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division
May 24, 2006
Case No. 6:05-cv-544-Orl-22DAB (M.D. Fla. May. 24, 2006)

Summary

awarding fees equal to 3.125% of total fund

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Opinion

Case No. 6:05-cv-544-Orl-22DAB.

May 24, 2006


ORDER


This case is before the Court on the Motion for Attorney's Fees (Doc. No. 43) filed April 24, 2006. The United States Magistrate Judge has submitted a report recommending that the motion be granted in part and denied in part.

After an independent de novo review of the record in this matter, and noting that no objections were timely filed, the Court agrees entirely with the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Report and Recommendation. Therefore, it is ORDERED as follows:

1. That the Report and Recommendation filed May 9, 2006 (Doc. No. 45) is ADOPTED and CONFIRMED and made a part of this Order.

2. The Motion for Attorney's Fees (Doc. 43) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The Court awards Plaintiff attorney's fees and costs in the total amount of $1,250, taxable against the fund currently in the registry of the Clerk of Court. DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, Orlando, Florida this 24 day of May, 2006.


Summaries of

Unum Life Insurance Company of America v. Kaleo

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division
May 24, 2006
Case No. 6:05-cv-544-Orl-22DAB (M.D. Fla. May. 24, 2006)

awarding fees equal to 3.125% of total fund

Summary of this case from Stonebridge Life Insurance Company v. Litherland
Case details for

Unum Life Insurance Company of America v. Kaleo

Case Details

Full title:UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. TRACY KALEO, MICHAEL…

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division

Date published: May 24, 2006

Citations

Case No. 6:05-cv-544-Orl-22DAB (M.D. Fla. May. 24, 2006)

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