Opinion
Civil Action No. 18-200
11-01-2018
KEVIN WUTHERICH, Plaintiff, v. RICE ENERGY INC, Defendant.
Chief Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case has been referred to Chief 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 October 2, 2018, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report (Doc. 30) recommending that Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (Doc. 14) be granted in part and denied in part, as described in the Report. Service of the Report and Recommendation ("R&R") was made on the parties, and Plaintiff has filed Objections. See Doc. 31.
After a de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation and the Objections thereto, the following Order is entered:
Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 14) is DENIED as to Count I, and GRANTED as to Count II; and the Magistrate Judge's R&R (Doc. 30) hereby is adopted as the Opinion of the District Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED. November 1, 2018
s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
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