The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION
CASE NO. 20-80336-CIV-CANNON/Reinhart
DR. SHERNETTE ALEXANDER,
Plaintiff,
v.
SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM
BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA,
Defendant.
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ORDER ACCEPTING IN PART MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation issued by
Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart recommending that Defendant’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and
Non-Taxable Costs (“Motion for Fees and Non-Taxable Costs”) be denied [ECF No. 115]. On
September 12, 2021, the Court referred Defendant’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs to
Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart for a Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 107 (referring
ECF No. 103)]. On December 13, 2021, Judge Reinhart issued the instant Report (“R&R”),
recommending that the Motion for Fees and Non-Taxable Costs be denied [ECF No. 115]. The
R&R states that the parties shall file any objections within fourteen days of the date of service of
the R&R [ECF No. 115 pp. 7–8]. No objections have been filed.
The Court has conducted a de novo review of the R&R and the record in this case and is
otherwise fully advised in the premises. See Williams v. McNeil, 557 F.3d 1287, 1291 (11th Cir.
2009) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)). Upon review, the Court finds the R&R to be correct to the
extent it determines, for purposes of assessing fees under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e–5k, that Plaintiff’s
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claims under Title VII were not entirely frivolous or groundless. The Court therefore agrees,
consistent with the conclusion in the R&R, that Defendant’s Bill of Taxable Costs should be
DENIED, but the Court REJECTS the R&R to the extent it draws other conclusions or
makes any other suggestions about the nature of Plaintiff's evidence or Defendant’s actions.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows:
1. The R&R [ECF No. 115] is ACCEPTED to the limited extent noted in this
Order.
2. Defendant’s Bill of Taxable Costs [ECF Nos. 103] is DENIED.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Pierce, Florida this 10th day of January
2022.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
ce: counsel of record