Pototsky v. Atlas Air Incorporated

Filing 191

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 185 . Motion for Summary Judgment 115 is granted. All claims against Atlas Air, Inc. are dismissed with prejudice. The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment accordingly. This case is referred back to Magistrate Judge Pyle for all pretrial proceedings and report and recommendation. Any future filings in this case shall be designated:CV 06-225-TUC-FRZ(CRP). Signed by Judge Frank R Zapata on 12/2/09.(BAC, )

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The Court reviews de novo the objected-to portions of the Report and Recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). The Court reviews for clear error the unobjected-to portions of the Report and Recommendation. Johnson v. Zema Systems Corp., 170 F.3d 734, 739 (7th Cir. 1999); see also Conley v. Crabtree, 14 F. Supp. 2d 1203, 1204 (D. Or. 1998).
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Peter Pototsky, Plaintiff, vs. Atlas Air, Inc., et al., Defendants.

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No. CV 06-225-TUC-FRZ (CRP) ORDER

Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation issued by United States Magistrate Judge Charles R. Pyle.1 The Report and Recommendation recommends granting Defendant Atlas Air's motion for summary judgment whereby all claims against Atlas Air are dismissed with prejudice. The Report and Recommendation finds that: (1) Atlas Air's health benefit plan is governed by ERISA such that Plaintiff's claims for extra-contractual damages pertaining to benefits are prohibited; (2) Plaintiff has not properly presented any admissible evidence supporting any health benefit claims such that a rational trier of fact could find in his favor; (3) all claims associated with Harvey Watts' loss of license insurance issues are subject to dismissal; (4) there is no evidence of retaliation such that Plaintiff's

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retaliation claims must be dismissed. See Report and Recommendation at 10-18. Plaintiff's objections primarily raise issues that were already considered and appropriately addressed by Magistrate Judge Pyle. Plaintiff's objections in this case are denied. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: (1) United States Magistrate Judge Pyle's Report and Recommendation is accepted and adopted. (2) Atlas Air Inc.'s motion for summary judgment is granted. All claims against Atlas Air, Inc. are dismissed with prejudice. The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment accordingly. (3) This case is referred back to Magistrate Judge Pyle for all pretrial proceedings and report and recommendation in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), FED.R.CIV.P. 72, and LRCiv 72.1, 72.2, and 72.3 of the Rules of Practice of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Any future filings in this case shall be designated: CV 06-225-TUC-FRZ (CRP).

DATED this 2nd day of December, 2009.

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