Opinion
Civil Action No. 18-1024
06-11-2019
BERRY METAL COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. TODD G. SMITH, Defendant.
Chief Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case has been referred to Chief United States Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy 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 May 10, 2019, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report (Doc. 38) recommending that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 12) be denied. Service of the Report and Recommendation ("R&R") was made on the parties, and Defendant has filed Objections. See Doc. 40.
After a de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation and the Objections thereto, the following Order is entered: Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 12) is DENIED, and the R&R is adopted as the Opinion of the District Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED. June 11, 2019
s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
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