Getachew v. 7-Eleven, Inc. et al

Filing 45

ORDER. The Recommendation that Claims Against Defendant Google Be Dismissed Based Upon the Plaintiffs Failure To Servce and Failure To Prosecute 34 , filed 1/30/2012, is APPROVED AND ADOPTED. The objections stated in Plaintiffs Appeal From the Unit ed States Magistrate Judges Recommendation on Failure To Serve Filed on 1/30/2012 to the United State [sic] District Judge 39 , filed 2/9/2012, are OVERRULED. Plaintiffs claims against defendant Google are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to effect timely service of process as required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(m). Defendant Google is DROPPED as a named party to this action, and the case caption AMENDED accordingly. By Judge Robert E. Blackburn on 3/14/2012.(sah, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge Robert E. Blackburn
Civil Case No. 11-cv-02421-REB-MJW
ALEMAYEHU GETACHEW,
Plaintiff,
v.
7-ELEVEN, INC., and
GOOGLE,
Defendants.

ORDER OVERRULING OBJECTIONS TO AND ADOPTING
RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Blackburn, J.
The matters before me are (1) the Recommendation that Claims Against
Defendant Google Be Dismissed Based Upon the Plaintiff’s Failure To Servce and
Failure To Prosecute [#34]1 filed January 30, 2012; and (2) the objections contained in
Plaintiff’s Appeal From the United States Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation on
“Failure To Serve” Filed on January 30, 2012 to the United State [sic] District
Judge [#39] filed February 9, 2012. I overrule the objections, adopt the
recommendation, and dismiss defendant Google without prejudice for failure to
effectuate timely service.
As required by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), I have reviewed de novo all portions of the

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“[#34]” is an example of the convention I use to identify the docket number assigned to a
specific paper by the court’s electronic case filing and management system (CM/ECF). I use this
convention throughout this order.

recommendation to which objections have been filed, and have considered carefully the
recommendation, objections, and applicable caselaw. Moreover, because plaintiff is
proceeding pro se, I have construed his pleadings more liberally and held them to a less
stringent standard than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers. See Erickson v. Pardus,
551 U.S. 89, 94, 127 S. Ct. 2197, 2200, 167 L.Ed.2d 1081 (2007); Andrews v. Heaton,
483 F.3d 1070, 1076 (10th Cir. 2007); Hall v. Bellmon, 935 F.2d 1106, 1110 (10th Cir.
1991) (citing Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21, 92 S.Ct. 594, 595-96, 30 L.Ed.2d
652 (1972)). However, I have not acted as an advocate for the plaintiff.
The recommendation is detailed and well-reasoned. Contrastingly, plaintiff’s
objections are imponderous and without merit.
Therefore, I find and conclude that the arguments advanced, authorities cited,
and findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation proposed by the
magistrate judge should be approved and adopted.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:
1. That the Recommendation that Claims Against Defendant Google Be
Dismissed Based Upon the Plaintiff’s Failure To Servce and Failure To Prosecute
[#34], filed January 30, 2012, is APPROVED AND ADOPTED as an order of this court;
2. That the objections stated in Plaintiff’s Appeal From the United States
Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation on “Failure To Serve” Filed on January 30,
2012 to the United State [sic] District Judge [#39], filed February 9, 2012, are
OVERRULED;
3. That plaintiff’s claims against defendant Google are DISMISSED WITHOUT

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PREJUDICE for failure to effect timely service of process as required by Fed.R.Civ.P.
4(m); and
4. That defendant Google is DROPPED as a named party to this action, and the
case caption AMENDED accordingly.
Dated March 14, 2012, at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:

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