Opinion
Civil No. 02-66-P-C
July 8, 2002
Jonathan S. Piper, Roy T. Pierce, Esq., Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau, Pachios Haley, LLC, Portland, ME, for plaintiff Munis Inc.
Peter J. Rubin, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer, Nelson, Portland, ME, Stephen J. Edelstein, Esq., Stefani C. Schwartz, Esq., Schwartz, Simon, Edelstein, Celso Kessler, LLP, Florham Park, NJ, for defendant East Orange Board of Water Commissioners.
ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The United States Magistrate Judge having filed with the Court on May 31, 2002, with copies to counsel, his Recommended Decision on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and Improper Venue or, Alternatively, to Transfer Venue (Docket No. 17); and Defendant having filed its objection thereto on June 17, 2002, (Docket No. 18), to which objection Plaintiff filed its response on July 1, 2002 (Docket No. 19); and this Court having reviewed and considered the Magistrate Judge's Recommended Decision, together with the entire record; and this Court having made a de novo determination of all matters adjudicated by the Magistrate Judge's Recommended Decision, and concurring with the recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge for the reasons set forth in his Recommended Decision, it is ORDERED as follows:
(1) Defendant's objection is hereby DENIED;
(2) The Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge is hereby AFFIRMED;
(3) Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and Improper Venue or, Alternatively, to Transfer Venue is hereby DENIED.