ORDER

ROY B. DALTON, JR., District Judge.

On October 30, 2007, Petitioner Paul Kellem ("Kellem") pled nolo contendere to charges of organized fraud and fraudulent use of credit cards in Florida state court. (Doc. 1, p. 4 ("Petition"); Doc. 1-2.) Thereafter, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 504(a), due to his convictions, Kellem is prohibited from serving in certain authoritative positions within a labor organization for thirteen years after his conviction. Now, Kellem seeks an exemption or reduction from the thirteen-year ban. (Doc. 1, p. 1 ("Petition").)

On referral, U.S. Magistrate Judge Gregory J. Kelly held an evidentiary hearing on the Petition on January 9, 2019. (Doc. 11.) Following the hearing, Magistrate Judge Kelly recommends that the Court grant the Petition and find that Kellem is exempt from the ban as it applies to him serving as Financial Secretary, Treasurer, and Recording Secretary with the International Longshoremen's Association at Port Canaveral (1359-1860) Local Union. (Doc. 12, p. 8 ("R&R").) Magistrate Judge Kelly recommends an exemption from the § 504(a) ban because Kellem demonstrated that he has rehabilitated himself since his conviction and his service in an authoritative position with the labor union "would not be contrary to ensuring that the Local Union's officials adhere to the highest standards of responsibility and ethical conduct in administering its affairs." (Id. at 7-8 (citing 29 U.S.C. § 504(a)(5)).)

On January 17, 2019, the parties filed a joint notice indicating that they did not object to the R&R. (Doc. 13.) As such, the Court has examined the R&R only for clear error. See Wiand v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 8:12-cv-557-T-27EAJ, 2016 WL 355490, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 28, 2016); see also Macort v. Prem, Inc., 208 F. App'x 781, 784 (11th Cir. 2006). Finding none, the Court concludes that the R&R is due to be adopted in its entirety.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

DONE AND ORDERED.