Opinion
Civil Action No. 19-1396
05-28-2020
CARLA AUSTIN and NIL LEONE, on behalf of themselves and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. INVENTION SUBMISSION CORPORATION d/b/a INVENTHELP, et. al., Defendants.
Magistrate Judge Patricia L. Dodge MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case has been referred to United States Magistrate Judge Patricia L. Dodge for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(A) and (B), and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 72.
On April 13, 2020, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report (Doc. 23) recommending that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Certain Defendants and Counts I and II of Plaintiffs' Complaint Under Rule 12(b)(6) and Motion to Strike Class Allegations Under Rule 23 (Doc. 9) be (1) granted only with respect to the claims against Defendants Intromark Incorporated and Technosystems Service Corporation; and (2) denied with respect to the motion to strike the class allegations. Service of the Report and Recommendation ("R&R") was made on the parties, and Defendants filed an Objection and Plaintiffs filed a Response to Defendants' Objection. See Docs. 24 and 27.
After a de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation and the Objection and Response thereto, the following Order is entered: Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED (1) only with respect to the claims against Defendants Intromark Incorporated and Technosystems Service Corporation. Plaintiffs' claims against Defendants Intromark Incorporated and Technosystems Service Corporation are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; and the R&R is adopted as the Opinion of the District Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED. May 28, 2020
s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
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