USA v. Trenaris Branden McKenzie

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. 24-CR-20512-GAYLES/LOUIS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
TRENARIS BRANDEN MCKENZIE,
Defendant.
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ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on Defendant Trenaris Branden McKenzie’s
Motion to Suppress (the “Motion”). [ECF No. 33]. The Court referred the Motion to Magistrate
Judge Lauren F. Louis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) for a Report and Recommendation.
[ECF No. 36]. On October 10, 2025, Judge Louis issued her written Report and Recommendations
(the “Report”) which recommended that the Motion be denied. [ECF No. 50]. Defendant filed
timely objections to the Report, [ECF No. 53], and the Government filed a response to the
objections, [ECF No. 56].
A district court may accept, reject, or modify a magistrate judge’s report and recommen-
dation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Those portions of the report and recommendation to which objection
is made are accorded de novo review, if those objections “pinpoint the specific findings that the
party disagrees with.” United States v. Schultz, 565 F.3d 1353, 1360 (11th Cir. 2009); see also Fed.
R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3). Any portions of the report and recommendation to which no specific objection
is made are reviewed only for clear error. Liberty Am. Ins. Grp., Inc. v. WestPoint Underwriters,
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L.L.C., 199 F. Supp. 2d 1271, 1276 (M.D. Fla. 2001); accord Macort v. Prem, Inc., 208 F. App’x
781, 784 (11th Cir. 2006).
The Court has conducted a de novo review of the record and agrees with Judge Louis’s
well-reasoned analysis and finding that the Motion should be denied. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
(1) 	The Report and Recommendation, [ECF No. 50], is ADOPTED in FULL; and
(2) 	Defendant Trenaris Branden McKenzie’s Motion to Suppress, [ECF No. 41], is
DENIED.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this 19th day of December, 2025.
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DARRIN P. GAYLES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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