Opinion
Civil Action 4:20-cv-04373
03-31-2022
MARIA LUISA MIRELES-POULAT, Plaintiff. v. TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
GEORGE C. HANKS, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On September 15, 2021, the Court referred all dispositive and non-dispositive pretrial matters in this case to United States Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and (B). See Dkt. 45. On March 2, 2022, Judge Edison filed a Memorandum and Recommendation, recommending that the Court: (1) grant Plaintiff/Third-Party Defendant Maria Luisa Mireles-Poulat's (“Mireles-Poulat”) Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 38); and (2) deny Third-Party Defendant/Cross-Plaintiff Ricardo Ibrahim-Hakim's (“Ibrahim-Hakim”) Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 55). See Dkt. 70.
After receiving an extension, Ibrahim-Hakim timely objected to Judge Edison's Memorandum and Recommendation on March 23, 2022. See Dkt. 77. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this Court is required to “make a de novo determination of those portions of the [magistrate judge's] report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection [has been] made.” After conducting this de novo review, the Court may “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” Id.; see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3).
The Court has carefully considered Ibrahim-Hakim's Objections, the Memorandum and Recommendation, the pleadings, and the record. The Court ACCEPTS Judge Edison's Memorandum and Recommendation and ADOPTS it as the opinion of the Court. It is therefore ORDERED that:
(1) Judge Edison's Memorandum and Recommendation (Dkt. 70) is APPROVED AND ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
(2) Maria Luisa Mireles-Poulat's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 38) is GRANTED; and
(3) Ricardo Ibrahim-Hakim's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 55) is DENIED.
It is so ORDERED.