Ransaw et al v. USAA Insurance Co. et al(MAG+)

Filing 32

JUDGMENT: it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court as follows: (1) The parties' 29 & 30 objections are overruled; (2) The US Magistrate Judge's 28 recommendation is adopted; (3) Dfts' 21 motion for summary judgment is granted as to plfs' claims under federal law, but is denied without prejudice as to plfs' claims under state law; (4) Judgment is entered in favor of dfts and against plf on plf's claims under federal law; (5) The court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over plfs' claims under state law, and those claims are dismissed without prejudice; further ORDERED that costs are taxed against plf, for which execution may issue; DIRECTING the clerk to enter this document on the civil docket as a final judgment pursuant to Rule 58 FRCP; This case is closed. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 6/30/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist) (wcl, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
OTIS R. RANSAW and
VERONICA RANSAW,

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE )
ASSOCIATION and USAA
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FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK,
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Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:16cv147-MHT
(WO)

JUDGMENT
In accordance with the memorandum opinion entered
today, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the
court as follows:
(1) The parties’ objections (doc. nos. 29 & 30) are
overruled.
(2) The

United

States

Magistrate

Judge's

recommendation (doc. no. 28) is adopted.
(3) Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (doc.
no.

21)

federal

is
law,

granted
but

is

as

to

denied

plaintiffs’
without

claims

prejudice

under
as

to

plaintiffs’ claims under state law.
(4) Judgment is entered in favor of defendants and
against plaintiff on plaintiff’s claims under federal
law.
(5)

The

court

declines

to

exercise

supplemental

jurisdiction over plaintiffs’ claims under state law,
and those claims are dismissed without prejudice.
It is further ORDERED that costs are taxed against
plaintiff, for which execution may issue.
The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this
document

on

the

civil

pursuant

to

Rule

58

of

docket
the

as

a

Federal

final
Rules

judgment
of

Civil

Procedure.
This case is closed.
DONE, this the 30th day of June, 2017.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE