Leggett v. Massey et al

Filing 36

ORDER ADOPTING 24 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITH CHANGES AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDER re 18 MOTION to Dismiss filed by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, recommending the motion be granted and that plaintiff's claims against State Farm be dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 3/3/09. (cmj)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION JANET LANIS LEGGETT, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-0401-KD-C

ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation entered by Magistrate Judge William E. Cassady on January 15, 2009 (doc. 24). No objections were filed in response to the report and recommendation. The Court ADOPTS the report and recommendation as the opinion of the court with the following changes: (1) Page 2 - following the statement "In her new suit, Plaintiff failed to name Clarke

County, Alabama as a defendant, but did name her own insurance company (State Farm) as such[,]" the following footnote is inserted: The United States claims that Clarke County, Alabama is a necessary party to this litigation on the grounds, in sum, that Bugle Road, the roadway where the accident made the basis of the litigation occurred is owned by Clark County and thus, that entity is legally responsible for designing, constructing and maintaining its roadways in a safe condition. (See Doc. 16 ) (2) Page 6 - the phrase "Singleton controls here" is REPLACED with the phrase "the

rationale of Singleton is persuasive." Pursuant to the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, the defendant, State Farm Insurance Company's motion to dismiss is GRANTED and plaintiff's claims against State Farm

are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. DONE this the 3rd day of March 2009. /s/ Kristi K. DuBose KRISTI K. DUBOSE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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