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United States District Court 
for the 
Southern District of Florida 
 
RMK Merrill Stevens LLC, Plaintiff, 
 
v. 
 
M/Y “Lifestyle,” and others, 
Defendants. 
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Civil Action No. 22-23096-Civ-Scola 
 
 
Order on Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendations 
 
The Plaintiff’s motion for final default judgment against Defendant 
Carlicha Starks (ECF No. 50) was referred to United States Magistrate Judge 
Eduardo I. Sanchez for a Report and Recommendations. (ECF No. 51.)  On 
March 10, 2025, Judge Sanchez issued a report (Rep. & Recs., ECF No. 57), 
recommending that the Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment be granted. 
Starks has not filed objections to the report, and the time to do so has passed. 
The Court has considered Judge Sanchez’s report, the record, and the 
relevant legal authorities. The Court finds Judge Sanchez’s report and 
recommendations cogent and compelling. The Court affirms and adopts Judge 
Sanchez’s report and recommendation (ECF No. 51). The Court grants the 
Plaintiff’s Motion for Final Default Judgment against Defendant Carlicha 
Starks (ECF No. 50).  
It is hereby ordered and adjudged that final default judgment is entered 
in favor of the Plaintiff and against Carlicha Starks. The Plaintiff is awarded (1) 
$176,498.42 in damages for service and dockage fees; (2) $54,789.57 in 
custodia legis fees; and (3) reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.  
 
 
Done and ordered in Miami, Florida, on March 14, 2025. 
 
 
       ________________________________ 
       Robert N. Scola, Jr. 
       United States District Judge 
 
Case 1:22-cv-23096-RNS   Document 58   Entered on FLSD Docket 03/17/2025   Page 1 of 1

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