Opinion
Civil Action 4:18-CV-04515
11-17-2022
BARNEY BEDWELL, Plaintiff. v. SCHLUMBERGER GROUP WELFARE BENEFITS PLAN, et al., Defendants.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
GEORGE C. HANKS, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On July 12, 2022, all pretrial matters were referred to United States Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). See Dkt. 21. Judge Edison filed a Memorandum and Recommendation on October 31, 2022, recommending that Plaintiff Barney Bedwell's Trial Brief in Support of Judgment on the Administrative Record (Dkt. 14), construed as a motion for summary judgment, be DENIED and Defendants Schlumberger Group Welfare Benefits Plan and the Administrative Committee of the Schlumberger Group Welfare Benefit Plan's Response (Dkt. 19), construed as a crossmotion for summary judgment, be GRANTED. See Dkt. 23.
No objections have been filed to the Memorandum and Recommendation. Accordingly, the Court reviews the Memorandum and Recommendation for plain error on the face of the record. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see also FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3).
Based on the pleadings, the record, and the applicable law, the Court finds that there is no plain error apparent from the face of the record. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED that:
(1) Judge Edison's Memorandum and Recommendation (Dkt. 23) is APPROVED and ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
(2) Plaintiff Barney Bedwell's Trial Brief in Support of Judgment on the Administrative Record (Dkt. 14), construed as a motion for summary judgment, is DENIED; and
(3) Defendants Schlumberger Group Welfare Benefits Plan and the Administrative Committee of the Schlumberger Group Welfare Benefits Plan's Response (Dkt. 19), construed as a cross-motion for summary judgment, is GRANTED.
It is so ORDERED.