MIEKKA v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

Filing 49

ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE 44 Report and Recommendations; granting 29 Motion for Summary Judgment; denying 33 Motion for Summary Judgment. By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (MSH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
District of Maine

RICHARD G. MIEKKA, as Personal
Representative for the Estate of
James R. Miekka,
Plaintiff
v.
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY,

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No. 1:16-cv-00236-GZS

Defendant

ORDER AFFIRMING THE
RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The United States Magistrate Judge filed with the Court on November 28, 2016, his
Recommended Decision (ECF No. 44). Plaintiff filed his Objection to the Recommended Decision
(ECF No. 45) on December 9, 2016. Defendant filed its Response to Plaintiff’s Objection to the
Recommended Decision (ECF No. 46) on December 21, 2016.
I have reviewed and considered the Magistrate Judge's Recommended Decision, together
with the entire record; I have made a de novo determination of all matters adjudicated by the
Magistrate Judge's Recommended Decision; and I concur with the recommendations of the United
States Magistrate Judge for the reasons set forth in his Recommended Decision, and determine
that no further proceeding is necessary.
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It is therefore ORDERED that the Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge
is hereby AFFIRMED.

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It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF
No. 29) is GRANTED.

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It is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No.
33) is DENIED.

/s/George Z. Singal_____________
U.S. District Judge
Dated this 9th day of January, 2017.