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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
 

 
ION INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., 
 
 Petitioner, 
 
v. 
 
RICH GUYS NICKEL, LLC, 
 
 Defendant. 
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ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING 
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 
 
This matter is before the Court upon the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation 
[DE 60] on Casey Alexander Pickett’s Motion to Abate, or in the Alternative, Stay the Third-Party 
Action [DE 40] (the “Motion to Stay”) and Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff’ Rich Guys Nickel 
LLC’S Objections [DE 71]. In h is thorough and well -reasoned Report and Recommendation, 
Magistrate Judge Hunt recommends that the Motion to Stay be granted. 
A district court may accept, reject, or modify a magistrate judge’s report and 
recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Those portions of the report and recommendation to 
which objections are 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). 
The Court, having considered Judge Hunt’s Report, Petitioner’s objections thereto, and 
having conducted a de novo review of the record, agrees with Judge Hunt’s well-reasoned analysis 
and his recommendation that the Motion to Stay be granted. 
Accordingly, it is 
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 ORDERED that: 
1. The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation to District Judge [DE 60] is 
AFFIRMED and ADOPTED and incorporated by reference into this Court’s Order. 
2. Casey Alexander Pickett’s Motion to Abate, or in the Alternative, Stay the Third -
Party Action [DE 40] is GRANTED. 
3. The third-party action is STAYED as to Casey Alexander Pickett pending the 
Court’s determination of the coverage issue. 
DONE AND ORDERED in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on this 4th day of June 2026. 
 
 
 
cc: counsel of record 
 
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