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Merchants Mutual Ins. Co. v. Benchoff

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Jul 23, 2009
Civil Action No. 09-418 (W.D. Pa. Jul. 23, 2009)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 09-418.

July 23, 2009


Doc. Nos. 3, 13 MEMORANDUM ORDER


Plaintiff's complaint was received by the Clerk of Court on April 9, 2009, and was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and Rules 72.1.3 and 72.1.4 of the Local Rules for Magistrate Judges on April 9, 2009.

The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, filed on July 1, 2009, recommended that Defendant's Motion to Transfer (Doc. No. 3) be denied. Service was made on counsel for all parties. No objections to the Report and Recommendation were filed. After review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, the following order is entered:

AND NOW, this 23rd day of July, 2009,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Transfer (Doc. No. 3) is DENIED.

The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Lenihan, dated July 1, 2009 (Doc. No. 13), is adopted as the opinion of the Court.


Summaries of

Merchants Mutual Ins. Co. v. Benchoff

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Jul 23, 2009
Civil Action No. 09-418 (W.D. Pa. Jul. 23, 2009)
Case details for

Merchants Mutual Ins. Co. v. Benchoff

Case Details

Full title:MERCHANTS MUTUAL INS. CO., Plaintiff, v. RICHARD W. BENCHOFF, Defendant

Court:United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Jul 23, 2009

Citations

Civil Action No. 09-418 (W.D. Pa. Jul. 23, 2009)

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