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Naugle v. Duke Univ. Health Sys.

United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
Mar 27, 2024
1:22-cv-727 (M.D.N.C. Mar. 27, 2024)

Opinion

1:22-cv-727

03-27-2024

KIM NAUGLE, and AFRIKA WILLIAMS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Defendant.


ORDER

On March 1, 2024, the United States Magistrate Judge's Memorandum Opinion, Order and Recommendation (“Recommendation”) was filed, and notice was served on the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. (Docs. 53, 54.) In the Recommendation, the Magistrate Judge recommends that Defendant's motion to dismiss be granted in part and denied in part. No objections were filed within the time prescribed by Section 636.

Therefore, the court need not make a de novo review and the Magistrate Judge's Recommendation is hereby adopted.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's Recommendation, (Doc. 53), is ADOPTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, (Doc. 48), is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, specifically that the Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED to the extent that any claims against a purported class of medical providers other than Defendant DukeHealth are DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE, and that Plaintiffs' claims for Intrusion upon Seclusion-Invasion of Privacy, Violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Negligent Misrepresentation, and Negligence per se is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, but otherwise DENIED, such that the claims against Defendant DukeHealth for breach of contract and negligence remain.


Summaries of

Naugle v. Duke Univ. Health Sys.

United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
Mar 27, 2024
1:22-cv-727 (M.D.N.C. Mar. 27, 2024)
Case details for

Naugle v. Duke Univ. Health Sys.

Case Details

Full title:KIM NAUGLE, and AFRIKA WILLIAMS, on behalf of themselves and all others…

Court:United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina

Date published: Mar 27, 2024

Citations

1:22-cv-727 (M.D.N.C. Mar. 27, 2024)

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