Opinion
Civil Action 22-1631
06-03-2024
MICHAEL MORGAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AMY NOSS, et al., Defendants.
KEZIA O. L. TAYLOR, MAGISTRATE JUDGE
MEMORANDUM ORDER
CATHY BISSOON, JUDGE
This case has been referred to United States Magistrate Judge Kezia O. L. Taylor 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 April 4, 2024, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report (Doc. 64) recommending that the Counterclaim Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and to Strike (Doc. 49) be granted in part and denied in part. Service of the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) was made on the parties, and the Counterclaim Plaintiffs have filed Objections. See Doc. 65.
After a de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation and the Objections thereto, it hereby is ORDERED that the Counterclaim Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and to Strike (Doc. 49) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, as summarized in the Conclusion section of the R&R. Doc. 64 at 15. The R&R (Doc. 64) is adopted as the Opinion of the District Court, except that the reference on page 1 to “default judgment” is revised to read, “declaratory judgment.”
IT IS SO ORDERED.