The Court, finding that as of this date neither Plaintiffs nor Defendants have filed any objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Clerk's Doc. No. 222) or to the Magistrate Judge's Amended Report and Recommendation (Clerk's Doc. No. 225), hereby approves the Report and Recommendation, as amended, and adopts it as its opinion.

Accordingly, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Claims of Galouzis and Francis with Prejudice is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

IT IS ORDERED that the claims of Andrew Francis are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA this 29th day of December, 2011.

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NANNETTE JOLIVETTE BROWN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Lang v. DirecTV, Inc.

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JUDGE NANNETTE JOLIVETTE BROWN

MAGISTRATE JUDGE SALLY SHUSHAN

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Lang v. DirecTV, Inc.

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