Daniels v. Crotty et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 25-CV-20137-GAYLES/TORRES
PAUL DANIELS,
Plaintiff,
v.
MARTIN CROTTY, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate
Judge Edwin G. Torres (the “Report”). [ECF No. 194]. On August 15, 2025, Defendants filed a
Joint Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint (the “Motion”). [ECF No. 122]. On November 17,
2025, Judge Torres issued his Report recommending the Motion be granted for lack of personal
jurisdiction. [ECF No. 194]. Plaintiff timely objected to the Report. [ECF Nos. 205, 206, 216].
Defendants then filed a response to the objections. [ECF Nos. 210, 211].
A 	district 	court 	may 	accept, 	reject, 	or 	modify 	a 	magistrate 	judge’s 	report 	and
recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The objected portions of the report and recommendation
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, L.L.C.,
199 F. Supp. 2d 1271, 1276 (M.D. Fla. 2001); accord Macort v. Prem, Inc., 208 F. App’x 781,
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784 (11th Cir. 2006). After conducting a de novo review of the record, the Court agrees with Judge
Torres’ well-reasoned analysis and conclusion that the Motion should be granted.
CONCLUSION
Therefore, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
(1) 	The Report and Recommendation, [ECF No. 194], is ADOPTED in full.
(2) 	Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [ECF No. 122] is GRANTED. This case is CLOSED.
All pending motions are DENIED as moot.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this 17th day of December, 2025.
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DARRIN P. GAYLES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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