No Value: GONZALEZ, BARBARA vs. EDWARDS, MICHAEL G

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                                Filing # 183529876 E-Filed 10/09/2023 12:51:20 PM



                       IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
                                 IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
                                          CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION

        BARBARA GONZALEZ
                   Plaintiff,
                                                                        CASE NO.: 21000968CA
        vs.


        MICHAEL G. EDWARDS,
        HHS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC
        and PORT CHARLOTTE HMA, LLC
        d/b/a BAYFRONT HEALTH PORT CHARLOTTE.
                   Defendants.

               REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GENERAL MAGISTRATE

                THIS CAUSE came before the undersigned General Magistrate, Robert F. Koch presiding,
        for a hearing on September 20, 2023, on the following: Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel.

        Present:            CO Plaintiff(s)                             OO Defendant(s)
                            XI Counsel for Plaintiff(s)                 XI Counsel for Defendant(s)
                            XI] Court Reporter

                   The General Magistrate has jurisdiction over this proceeding pursuant to the 2°’ Amended
        Order of Referral dated September 18, 2023. No objection to the Order of Referral to the General
        Magistrate was made.

                   Having reviewed the record and being otherwise fully advised in the premises, the General
        Magistrate makes the following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations:

                   1   The Defendants, HHS and Michael Edwards, shall provide unredacted W-2 Forms for
                       Mr. Edwards for the years 2019 and 2020, by close of business on 10/6/23.
                       The Defendant, HHS, shall provide W-3 tax forms conceming their employment of Mr.
                       Edwards for the years 2019 and 2020 by close of business on 10/6/23.
                       The Defendants, HHS and Michael Edwards shall provide any “termination records”
                       of Mr. Edwards not previously provided, on or before close of business on 9/29/23.
                       The Court will reserve ruling on the motion for fees sought by Plaintiff's counsel
                       pending future performance of the Defendants.
                       The parties waive the fifteen (15) day exceptions period pursuant to Rule 1.490 (i) of
                       the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and the procedures set forth in said Rule.
GONZALEZ v Edwards, HHS, and Port Charlotte HMA                          CASE NO.: 21000968CA.

IT IS THEREFORE        RECOMMENDED           that a recommended order be entered by the Circuit
Court.

       All above referenced deadline(s) shall be strictly adhered to by the parties absent further
Order of the Court. This Order may not be modified except by leave of Court upon a showing of
good cause. Failure to abide by the requirements of this Order may result in sanctions by
the Court, including but not limited to, an award of attorney’s fees, fines, the striking of
pleadings, and/or dismissal of the action.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

SHOULD    YOU    WISH  TO  SEEK   REVIEW   OF   THE   REPORT   AND
RECOMMENDATION MADE BY THE GENERAL MAGISTRATE, YOU MUST FILE
EXCEPTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 1.490(i), FLORIDA RULE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE.    YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE COURT WITH A
RECORD SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT YOUR EXCEPTIONS, OR YOUR EXCEPTIONS
WILL BE DENIED. A RECORD ORDINARILY INCLUDES A WRITTEN TRANSCRIPT
OF ALL RELEVANT PROCEEDINGS.     THE PERSON SEEKING REVIEW MUST
HAVE THE TRANSCRIPT PREPARED IF NECESSARY FOR THE COURT’S REVIEW
AND MUST FILE THE TRANSCRIPT WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD TO BE PROVIDED
BY THE COURT, OR YOUR EXCEPTIONS MAY BE DENIED.

       The hearing before the General Magistrate was electronically recorded by the Court.              A
party may request an electronic certified copy of the proceeding on CD, at that party’s expense,
and may then have the recording transcribed, at that party’s expense. Providing the Court with a
copy of the CD, instead of a certified written transcript, is insufficient for review by the Court of
exceptions. Media request forms, procedures, and fees, and a list of approved Transcriptionists
are available on the Court’s website, www.ca.cjis20.org, or by calling the Court’s Electronic Court
Reporting Department at 239-533-8207. However, if the below box is checked, one of the parties
elected to retain, at that party’s own expense, a live Court Reporter who was present for the purpose
of creating the official record of the proceeding. Accordingly, any request for a transcript of the
proceeding must be submitted to that Court Reporter.

        KX A live Court Reporter created the official record of the proceeding.

       WHEREFORE, the General Magistrate files this Report with the Clerk of the Circuit Court
and recommends entry of an Order approving same.


                                                            BOLL.
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                                                       Robert F. Koch
                                                       General Magistrate
                                                       Twenticth Judicial Circuit
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