Clymore, et al v. Federal Railroad Administration et al

Filing 21

ORDER GRANTING Defendants' Motion to Strike Plaintiffs' Request for a Jury Trial, document 8 . Orders signed by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 12/3/2014. (Rooney, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RICHARD CLYMORE; AND, DEBRA
HARBIN-CLYMORE,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
FEDERAL RAILROAD
ADMINISTRATION; CHARLES MARK
HAGOOD; AND, THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA,

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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO STRIKE PLAINTIFFS’
REQUEST FOR A JURY TRIAL.

(Doc. No. 8)

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:14-CV-0101-AWI-SMS

Before the Court in the above-styled and numbered cause of action is Defendants’ “Notice
of Motion and United States’ Motion to Strike Jury Demand,” filed April 4, 2014 (Doc. 8).

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Plaintiffs’ complaint seeks damages for negligence under the Federal Tort Claims Act (Doc. 1).

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Defendant argues, and the Court agrees, that there is no federal right to a jury trial in a case brought

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under the FTCA. 28 U.S.C. § 2402. Because Plaintiff does not oppose the motion, (see Doc. 11),

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and there is no federal right to a jury trial, the Court will strike Plaintiff’s demand pursuant to Rule

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39(a)(2). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion to Strike (Doc. 8) is

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GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

December 3, 2014

/s/ Sandra M. Snyder
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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