Batterham v. Mono County Law Enforcement et al
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ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr on 11/29/12 ORDERING that the stay of this action as to the Town of Mammoth Lakes, which was entered by this court on July 25, 2012, is lifted; The portions of the findings and recommendations filed June 19, 2012 relating to the Town of Mammoth Lakes are ADOPTED; The Town of Mammoth Lakes' motion to dismiss, Dckt. No. 20 , is granted; Plaintiff's entire second amended complaint is dismissed without leave to amend; The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. CASE CLOSED(Becknal, R)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SARA BATTERHAM,
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Plaintiff,
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No. 2:11-cv-1118-GEB-EFB PS
vs.
MONO COUNTY LAW
ENFORCEMENT, et al.,
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ORDER
Defendants.
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On June 19, 2012, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations,
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recommending that two motions to dismiss, including a motion filed by the Town of Mammoth
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Lakes, be granted; that plaintiff’s second amended complaint be dismissed without leave to
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amend; and that the Clerk be directed to close this case. Dckt. No. 33. On July 6, 2012, while
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those findings and recommendations were pending before the undersigned, attorney Scott
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Grossberg filed a declaration indicating that the Town of Mammoth Lakes filed a Voluntary
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Petition for Bankruptcy under Chapter 9 on July 3, 2012. Dckt. No. 35. Therefore, on July 25,
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2012, the magistrate judge issued an order staying the action as to the Town of Mammoth Lakes
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pending resolution of the bankruptcy petition. Dckt. No. 37 at 2. The order instructed the parties
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to notify the court within fourteen days of the resolution of the bankruptcy proceedings, and
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stated that upon termination of the bankruptcy proceeding or an order granting relief from the
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automatic stay, the court would resume consideration of the pending findings and
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recommendations as they relate to the Town of Mammoth Lakes. Id. at 3.
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On September 10, 2012, the undersigned adopted the June 19, 2012 findings and
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recommendations in full, except as they apply to the Town of Mammoth Lakes, and dismissed
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plaintiff’s second amended complaint as to all defendants but the Town of Mammoth Lakes
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without leave to amend. Dckt. No. 38 at 2-3. The order also reiterated that “[o]nce the
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bankruptcy stay has been lifted, the court will consider the findings and recommendations, as
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they apply to the Town of Mammoth Lakes.” Id. at 2.
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On November 28, 2012, Mr. Grossberg filed a declaration indicating that on November
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16, 2012, the Town of Mammoth Lakes’ Chapter 9 bankruptcy case was dismissed by the
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bankruptcy court. Dckt. No. 39, Grossberg Decl., ¶ 4. Attached to the declaration is a copy of
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the Notice of Dismissal filed with the bankruptcy court. Id., Ex. A.
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In light of the dismissal of the Town of Mammoth Lakes’ bankruptcy action, the court
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finds that the bankruptcy stay should be lifted. As a result, the undersigned has once again
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reviewed the June 19, 2012 findings and recommendations, as well as plaintiff’s July 2, 2012
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objections thereto, and the applicable legal standards, and concludes that it is appropriate to
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adopt those findings and recommendations in full.1
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. The stay of this action as to the Town of Mammoth Lakes, which was entered by this
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court on July 25, 2012, is lifted.
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The court has reviewed de novo those portions of the proposed findings of fact to which
objection has been made. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore
Business Machines, 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 920 (1982). As
to any portion of the proposed findings of fact to which no objection has been made, the court
assumes its correctness and decides the motions on the applicable law. See Orand v. United
States, 602 F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge’s conclusions of law are
reviewed de novo. See Britt v. Simi Valley Unified Sch. Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir.
1983).
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2. The portions of the findings and recommendations filed June 19, 2012 relating to the
Town of Mammoth Lakes are ADOPTED.2
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3. The Town of Mammoth Lakes’ motion to dismiss, Dckt. No. 20, is granted.
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4. Plaintiff’s entire second amended complaint is dismissed without leave to amend.
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5. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case.
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Dated:
November 29, 2012
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GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
Senior United States District Judge
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Since all other portions of the June 19, 2012 findings and recommendations were
adopted on September 10, 2012, those findings and recommendations are now adopted in full.
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