Opinion
Civil Action No. 19-1066
06-18-2020
ANASTASIOS ERNEST SMALIS, and LIPOSS CORP CONSTRUCTORS, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF PITTSBURGH, et al., Defendants.
Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case has been referred to United States Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(l)(A) and (B), and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 72.
On November 1, 2019, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report (Doc. 10) recommending that Plaintiff's Motion for Permission to Remove Civil Action No. GD-19-9685 From State Court to US Federal Court ("Motion to Remove," Doc. 1) be denied. Service of the Report and Recommendation was made on the parties, and no objections have been filed.
After a review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, it hereby is ORDERED that the Motion to Remove (Doc. 1) is DENIED. The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 10) is adopted as the Opinion of the District Court.
As the Motion to Remove has been denied, Plaintiff's pending Motion to Withdraw Complaint Against Defendants Duquesne Light Company and US Occupation Safety/Health (OSHA) (Doc. 8) is also denied as moot. --------
IT IS SO ORDERED. June 18, 2020
s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
United States District Judge cc: Anastasios Ernest Smalis
6652 Northumberland Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217