UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

MIAMI DIVISION

www.flsb.uscourts.gov

IN RE: CASE NO.: 21-19589-LMI

Chapter 13

CARLOS ALBERTO ALONSO CANO,

 Debtor. /

NOTICE OF FILING ORDER GRANTING COSTS

Creditor 245 C & C, LLC, by and through the undersigned attorney, hereby 

provides notice of filing the attached Order Granting Costs against the Debtor in 

his FHA lawsuit against the Creditor in Case #1:19-cv-21826-JAL, Southern District of 

Florida as well as a breakdown of the pre-petition and post-petition portion of 

those costs.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of 

Filing was served this 28th day of September, 2023 via electronic service through 

CM/ECF to Patrick L Cordero, Esq on behalf of Debtor Carlos Alberto Alonso Cano

at ecfmail@pcorderolaw.com, r93260@notify.bestcase.com, to Nancy K. Neidich

at e2c8f01@ch13miami.com, ecf2@ch13miami.com, and to the Office of the US 

Trustee at USTPRegion21.MM.ECF@usdoj.gov.

Advantage Law Group, P.A.

950 S. Pine Island Road, Suite A150

Plantation, FL 33324

Phone: 954-727-8133

By: /s/David C. Savitt

 David C. Savitt, Esq. 

Florida Bar No.: 57081

davsav@gmail.com

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 19-21826-CIV-LENARD/DAMIAN 

CARLOS A. ALONSO CANO, individually 

and as guardian for his son,

 

individually, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

245 C & C, LLC and CFH GROUP, LLC, 

 Defendants. 

_______________________________________________/ 

OMNIBUS ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR AWARD OF 

TAXABLE COSTS (D.E. 692) AND DISMISSING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR 

NEW TRIAL (D.E. 695)

THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Defendants 245 C & C, LLC and CFH Group, 

LLC’s (together, “Defendants”) Verified Motion for Award of Taxable Costs Under 28 

U.S.C. § 1920 (“Motion for Costs,” D.E. 692) and attached Exhibits (D.E. 692-1 through 

692-4), filed August 17, 2023. Plaintiffs Carlos A. Alonso Cano, 

 (together, 

“Plaintiffs”) did not file a response to the Motion for Costs; however, they filed a Corrected 

Motion for New Trial (“Motion for New Trial,” D.E. 695) on September 11, 2023. Upon 

review of the Motions and the record, the Court finds as follows. 

I. Motion for Costs 

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The Court first notes that Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal (D.E. 683) on July 24, 

2023, following a bench trial on Counts One and Three of the Second Amended 

Complaint.1

 “The filing of a notice of appeal is an event of jurisdictional significance—it 

confers jurisdiction on the court of appeals and divests the district court of its control over 

those aspects of the case involved in the appeal.” Griggs v. Provident Consumer Disc. Co., 

459 U.S. 56, 58 (1982) (citations omitted). The district court nonetheless “has discretion 

to entertain motions for fees and costs, defer ruling on the motions, or deny the motions 

without prejudice to refile after the conclusion of the appeal.” Padron v. Casablanca Fish 

Mkt., Inc., No. 15-21644-CIV, 2018 WL 1894714, at *3 (S.D. Fla. Jan. 29, 2018). Here, 

the Court finds that it should exercise its discretion and rule on the Motion for Costs without 

waiting for the appeal to conclude. 

In its Motion for Costs, Defendants seek a total of $38,412.90 in taxable costs. As 

stated, Plaintiffs did not file a response. Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(c)(1): “For all motions, 

except motions served with the summons and complaint, each party opposing a motion 

shall file and serve an opposing memorandum of law no later than fourteen (14) days after 

filing and service of the motion. Failure to do so may be deemed sufficient cause for 

granting the motion by default.” (Emphasis added.) 

1

 The Second Amended Complaint contained nineteen Counts. (D.E. 92.) The Court 

previously dismissed Counts Two, Six, Seven, Eight, Seventeen, Eighteen, and Nineteen 

with prejudice for failure to state claims upon which relief can be granted, (D.E. 90); 

dismissed Count Sixteen with prejudice as an impermissible shotgun pleading, (D.E. 438); 

granted Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings as to Counts Thirteen and 

Fifteen, (id.); and granted Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to Counts Four, 

Five, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, and Fourteen, (D.E. 555). 

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Here, Plaintiffs failed to file an opposing memorandum within the time limit 

established by the Local Rule. Consequently, Defendants’ Motion for Costs is GRANTED 

BY DEFAULT. See Lehrfield v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Case No. 18-23218-CivSCOLA/TORRES, 2019 WL 7371824, at *2 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 30, 2019) (granting by default 

the defendant’s motion for bill of costs pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(c) because the plaintiff 

failed to respond to the motion); Ferguson v. Akima Global Servs., LLC, CASE NO. 16-

24075-CIV-LENARD/WHITE, 2018 WL 11352587, at *1 (S.D. Fla. May 1, 2018) (same).

Alternatively, the Motion is GRANTED ON THE MERITS. Rule 54(d) provides 

that “[u]nless a federal statute, these rules, or a court order provides otherwise, costs--other 

than attorney’s fees--should be allowed to the prevailing party.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d). 

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1920: “A judge or clerk of any court of the United States may tax as 

costs . . . (2) [f]ees for printed or electronically recorded transcripts necessarily obtained 

for use in the case; . . . [and] (4) the costs of making copies of any materials where the 

copies are necessarily obtained for use in the case[.]” 28 U.S.C. § 1920. 

Here, following a bench trial, the Court entered Final Judgment (D.E. 679) in favor 

of Defendants and against Plaintiffs on all Counts contained in the Second Amended 

Complaint. Therefore, the Court finds that Defendants are the prevailing party in this 

matter. See Breaux v. NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., CASE NO. 20-cv-21226-ALTMAN/REID, 

2022 WL 5246724, at *2 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 21, 2022) (“Defendant is the prevailing party 

because its Motion for Summary Judgment was granted, and final judgment entered in its 

favor.). 

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Defendants seek $38,412.90 in fees for service of the summons and subpoena, 

printed or electronically recorded transcripts necessarily obtained for use in the case, fees 

for witnesses, fees for exemplification and the costs of making copies of any materials 

where the copies are necessarily obtained for use in the case, and compensation of 

interpreters and costs of special interpretation services under 28 U.S.C. § 1828. (Bill of 

Costs, D.E. 692-1 at 2). The Court finds that these are taxable costs under Section 1920. 

See Breaux, 2022 WL 5246724, at *3 (finding that fees for transcripts used to support a 

motion for summary judgment were taxable costs); Helms v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 808 F. 

Supp. 1568, 1570-71 (N.D. Ga. 1992) (finding that costs to obtain medical records were 

taxable costs). Therefore, the Court grants the Motion for Costs on the merits. See

Ferguson, 2018 WL 11352587, at *1 (granting by default and, alternatively, on the merits, 

the defendant’s motion for bill of costs). 

II. Motion for New Trial 

As discussed, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal on July 24, 2023. The Notice of 

Appeal encompasses nearly all trial and pretrial rulings by the Court. Specifically, 

Plaintiffs appeal the Court’s Orders at D.E. 180, 555, 557, 583, 585, 598, 603, 604, 613, 

678, and 679. (See, Notice of Appeal at 1). In their Motion for New Trial, Plaintiffs 

challenge the Court’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (D.E. 678). As such, the 

Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to decide the Motion for New Trial as it involves 

“aspects of the case involved in the appeal.” Griggs, 459 U.S. at 58. 

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Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:

1. Defendants 245 C & C, LLC and CFH Group, LLC’s Verified Motion for 

Award of Taxable Costs Under 28 U.S.C. § 1920 (D.E. 692) is GRANTED; 

and

2. Defendants 245 C & C, LLC and CFH Group, LLC shall have and receive 

from Plaintiffs Carlos A. Alonso Cano, Angie Alonso Morejon, Katy Alonso 

Morejon, Jany Leidy Alonso Morejon, and Fe Morejon Fernandez 

$38,412.90 in taxable costs, for which sum let execution issue.

3. Plaintiffs’ Motion for New Trial (D.E. 695) is DISMISSED for lack of 

subject matter jurisdiction. 

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida this 13th day of September, 

2023.

____________________________________

JOAN A. LENARD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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EXHIBIT “B”

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COSTS INCURRED 

PRE-PETITION

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COSTS INCURRED PRE PETITION

Tab Invoice 

Date

Check 

Date Description Amount

Subpoenas

A.1 10/13/19 10/28/19 Amanda Ortiz [Invoice #JGR2019015766]

$55.00 

[Check 

#013477]

A.2 10/24/19 10/28/19 Tairys Payan [Invoice #JGR2019015787]

$110.00 

[Check 

#013478]

A.3 1/7/20 1/20/20

Excellent Home Care Givers, 

Inc. [Invoice #JGR2019018989]

$110.00 -

$45.00 =

$65.00

[Check 

#013507]

A.4 3/17/20 3/25/20

Providence Healthcare Services, 

Inc. [Invoice #JGR2020004022]

$55.00 

[Check 

#013535]

A.5 3/18/20 3/25/20 Andrew D. Brown, M.D. 

[Invoice #JGR-2020004024]

$110.00 

[Check 

#013534]

A.6 3/18/20 3/25/20 Annette Fornos, M.D. [Invoice 

#JGR-2020004023]

$110.00 

[Check 

#013533]

A.7 3/19/20 3/25/20

Agency for Persons with 

Disabilities [Invoice #JGR2019018990]

$110.00 -

$45.00 =

$65.00

[Check 

#013538]

A.8 3/24/20 3/25/20

City of Hialeah Code 

Enforcement Dept. [Invoice 

#JGR-2020004508]

$55.00 

[Check 

#013537]

A.9 3/24/20 3/25/20 City of Hialeah Fire Dept. 

[Invoice #JGR-2020004509]

$110.00 

[Check 

#013536]

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A.10 3/31/20 5/11/20 Andrew D. Brown, M.D. 

[Invoice #JGR-2020004507]

$55.00 

[Check 

#013557]

A.11 4/20/20 5/11/20 Annette Fornos, M.D. [Invoice 

#JGR-2020005343]

$110.00 -

$45.00 =

$65.00

[Check 

#013559]

A.12 4/20/20 5/11/20 Corneliu Lucas, M.D. [Invoice 

#JGR-2020005323]

$55.00 

[Check 

#013558]

A.13 4/24/20 5/11/20 City of Hialeah Police Dept. 

[Invoice #JGR-2020004506]

$55.00 

[Check 

#013560]

A.14 5/18/20 5/18/20 Nani Solares, MS, LMHC 

[Invoice #JGR-2020005322]

$110.00 

[Check 

#013566]

A.15 7/22/20 7/28/20 Jessica Altamirano, M.D. 

[Invoice #JGR-2020007018]

$55.00 

[Check 

#013594]

A.16 7/23/20 7/27/20

Superior Life Management 

Care, Inc. [Invoice #JGR2020008021]

$110.00 -

$45.00 = 

$65.00

[Check 

#013586]

A.17 7/23/20 7/27/20

Superior Life Management 

Care, Inc. [Invoice #JGR2020008022]

$25.00 

[Check 

#013587]

A.18 8/5/20 7/28/20

Jessica Altamirano, M.D. 

[Invoice #JGR-2020008149]

$110.00 -

$45.00 =

$65.00 

[Check 

#013597]

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A.19 8/27/20 10/5/20

Michael Hoffer, M.D. [Invoice 

#JGR-2020008559]

$110.00 

[Check 

#013624]

A.20 9/1/20 9/17/20

Reynold Duarte Martinez, M.D. 

[Invoice #JGR-2020009087]

$55.00 

[Check 

#013615]

A.21 9/9/20 10/5/20

Molly Smeal, Au.D. [Invoice 

#JGR-2020009303]

$55.00 

[Check 

#013624]

$1,505.00

Tab Invoice 

Date

Check 

Date Description Amount 

Court 

Reporter

B.1 2/12/20 3/2/20 Deposition of Mysael Navarro 

[Invoice #4186087]

$485.60 -

$29.10 =

$456.50

[Check 

#013708]

B.2 2/14/20 3/2/20

Deposition of Kamicha 

Ferguson and Martine SaintAime [Invoice #4194664]

$958.30 -

$31.30 =

$927.00 

[Check 

#013709]

B.3 7/20/20 7/27/20 Deposition of Katy Alonso 

Morejon [Invoice #20-720-69]

$920.00 

[Check 

#013588]

B.4 7/28/20 7/28/20

Deposition of Katy Alonso 

Morejon and Jany Leidy Alonso 

Morejon [Invoice #20-720-77]

$1,150.00 

[Check 

#013598]

B.5 8/14/20 8/17/20 Deposition of Annette Fornos, 

M.D. [Invoice #20-814-82]

$1,515.00 

[Check 

#013604]

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B.6 8/19/20 8/31/20

Deposition of Jany Leidy 

Alonso Morejon [Invoice #20-

819-83]

$2,195.00 

[Check 

#10078]

B.7 8/31/20 8/31/20 Deposition of Nani Solares 

[Invoice #20-831-86]

$3,200.00 

[Check 

#10077]

B.8 9/2/20 6/8/21 Deposition of Amanda Ortiz 

[Invoice #20-92-89]

$1,180.00 

[Check 

#013705]

B.9 9/2/20 6/8/21 Deposition of Katy Alonso 

Morejon [Invoice #20-92-90]

$1,250.00 

[Check

#013705]

B.10 9/8/20 9/18/20 Deposition of Amanda Ortiz 

[Invoice #20-98-91]

$1,355.00 

[Check 

#013619]

B.11 9/10/20 9/18/20 Deposition of Fe Morejon 

Fernandez [Invoice #20-91093]

$850.00 

[Check 

#013616]

B.12 9/16/20 9/18/20 Deposition of Carlos A. Alonso 

Cano [Invoice #20-916-95]

$930.00 

[Check 

#013617]

B.13 9/24/20 10/5/20 Deposition of Fe Morejon 

Fernandez [Invoice #20-924-99]

$250.00 

[Check 

#013625]

B.14 9/29/20 10/5/20 Deposition of Molly Smeal, 

Au.D. [Invoice #20-929-101]

$645.00 

[Check 

#013623]

B.15 10/5/20 10/14/20 Deposition of Carlos A. Alonso 

Cano [Invoice #20-105-103]

$1,345.00 

[Check 

#013630]

B.16 10/12/20 10/14/20

Deposition of Fe Morejon 

Fernandez [Invoice #20-1012-

105]

$1,585.00 

[Check 

#013629]

$19,753.50 - $150.00 [Reimbursement from ALONSO] = $19,603.50

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Tab Invoice 

Date

Check 

Date Description Amount

Witness Fees

C.1 n/a 1/27/20 Excellent Home Care Givers, 

Inc.

$45.00 

[Check 

#013512]

C.2 n/a 1/27/20 Agency for Persons with 

Disabilities

$45.00 

[Check 

#013513]

C.3 n/a 7/27/20 Amanda Ortiz

$45.00 

[Check 

#013589]

C.4 n/a 8/17/20 Nani Solares

$902.50 -

$862.50 = 

$40.00

[Check 

#013603]

$175.00

Tab Invoice 

Date

Check 

Date Description Amount 

Copies

D.1 1/23/20 2/12/20 Excellent Home Care Givers, 

Inc.

$78.30 

[Check 

#013518]

D.2 2/12/20 2/20/20 Agency for Persons with 

Disabilities

$156.75 

[Check 

#013521]

D.3 3/30/20 4/7/20 Sharecare Health Data Services, 

LLC [Invoice #576212]

$197.15 

[Check 

#013544]

D.4 3/30/20 4/7/20 Sharecare Health Data Services, 

LLC [Invoice #576211]

$116.15 

[Check 

#013543]

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D.5 4/6/20 4/7/20 City of Hialeah

$34.31 

[Check 

#013545]

D.6 5/21/20 6/1/20 Sharecare Health Data Services, 

LLC [Invoice #721537]

$157.15 

[Check 

#013571]

D.7 8/12/20 8/31/20 CAN Community Health

$34.00 

[Check 

#10080]

$773.81

Tab Invoice 

Date

Check 

Date Description Amount

Interpreter

E.1 8/25/20 8/31/20 Deposition of Amanda Ortiz 

[Invoice #20-0825-01]

$1,350.00 

[Check 

#10082]

E.2 9/8/20 9/17/20

Deposition of Fe Morejon 

Fernandez [Invoice #20-0908-

03]

$630.00 

[Check 

#013612]

E.3 9/9/20 9/17/20

Deposition of Fe Morejon 

Fernandez [Invoice #20-0909-

02]

$360.00 

[Check 

#013612]

E.4 9/11/20 9/17/20 Deposition of Carlos A. Alonso 

Cano [Invoice #20-0911-02]

$1,080.00 

[Check 

#013612]

E.5 9/22/20 2/2/21

Deposition of Fe Morejon 

Fernandez [Invoice #20-0922-

06]

$300.00 

[Check 

#013667]

$3,720.00

Total Costs: $26,002.31

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COSTS INCURRED 

POST-PETITION

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COSTS INCURRED POST PETITION

Tab Invoice 

Date

Check 

Date Description Amount

Subpoenas A.22 5/3/23 5/26/23 Gladys Alonso, M.D. [Invoice 

#JDA-2023001251]

$54.95 

[Visa]

A.23 5/4/23 5/26/23 Kamicha Ferguson [Invoice 

#JDA-2023001261]

$130.33 -

$65.33=

$65.00

[Visa]

A.24 5/11/23 5/26/23 Amanda Ortiz [Invoice #JDA2023001252]

$55.33 

[Visa]

A.25 5/19/23 5/26/23 Adoniram Vargas [Invoice 

#JDA-2023001250]

$54.95 

[Visa]

A.26 5/30/23 7/19/23 Annette Fornos, M.D. [Invoice 

#JDA-2023001604]

$104.00 -

$39.00 =

$65.00

[Visa]

$295.23

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Tab Invoice 

Date

Check 

Date Description Amount 

Court 

Reporter

B.17 7/10/23 7/10/23 Trial [Invoice #20231727] $646.14 

[Visa]

B.18 7/12/23 7/17/23 Trial [Invoice #180]

$2,449.20 

[Zelle and 

Check 

#013889]

B.19 7/21/23 7/24/23 Trial [Invoice #14992]

$812.52 

[Venmo 

and Check 

#13893]

$3,907.86

Tab Invoice 

Date

Check 

Date

Description Amount 

Witness Fees C.5 5/3/23 5/26/23 Gladys Alonso, M.D. [Invoice 

#JDA-2023001251]

$45.00 

[Visa]

C.6 5/4/23 5/26/23 Kamicha Ferguson [Invoice 

#JDA-2023001261]

$45.00

[Visa]

C.7 5/11/23 5/26/23 Amanda Ortiz [Invoice #JDA2023001252]

$45.00

[Visa]

C.8 5/30/23 7/19/23 Annette Fornos, M.D. [Invoice 

#JDA-2023001604]

$45.00

[Visa]

$180.00

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Tab Invoice 

Date

Check 

Date Description Amount 

Copies D.8 n/a 5/23/23 Certified Copies of Complaints 

to be Judicially Noticed

$10.00 

[Visa]

D.9 n/a 5/28/23 FedEx Exhibits [Order 

#20104005222526921]

$573.85 

[Visa]

D.10 n/a 5/28/23 FedEx Exhibits [Order 

#2010526559496063]

$678.69 

[Visa]

D.11 n/a 5/28/23

FedEx Transcripts and Color 

Photographs [Order 

#2010461430608613]

$1,618.96 

[Visa]

D.12 n/a 6/27/23 Copies of Exhibit 6G

$22.00 -

$11.00 =

$11.00

[Visa]

$2,892.50

Tab Invoice 

Date

Check 

Date Description Amount

Interpreter E.6 6/6/23 7/25/23 Trial [Invoice #23-0606-03] $2,320.00

E.7 6/20/23 7/25/202

3

Trial [Invoice #23-0620-02] $3,040.00

$5,360.00

Total Costs: $12,635.59

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