Spreadbury v. US Department of Health & Human Services et al

Filing 5

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 4 Findings and Recommendations. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Donald W. Molloy on 9/7/2010. (APP, ) Copy of order mailed to Spreadbury this date.

FILED
.SEPO 7 2010
PATRICK E. DUFFY, CLERK

By DEPUTY CLERK. MISSOUlA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
F O R THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
MISSOULA DIVISION
MICHAEL SPREADBURY, Plaintiff, vs.
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CV 1O-8J-M-DWM-JCL

ORDER

u.s. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEAL TH, FRANCIS COLLINS, and MARSHAL BLOOM, Defendants.

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Plaintiff Michael Spreadbury filed a Complaint on July 30, 20 J0 alleging Defendants violated provisions of the National Environmental Policy act of 1969 ("NEPA"), 42 U.s.c, § 4321 et seq., in relation to certain demolition and construction projects at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana. United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch entered Findings and Recommendation (dkt. 4) in this case on August 12,2010. Plaintiff did not timely

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object and so has waived the right to de novo review of the record. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). This Court reviews the Findings and Recommendation for clear error. McDonnell Douglas Com. v. Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981). Clear error exists ifthe Court is left with a "definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed." United States v. Syrax, 235 F.3d 422, 427 (9th Cir. 2000). Judge Lynch found that Plaintiffs allegations fail to establish that he has standing to prosecute the claims he asserts under NEP A and the AP A. I can find no clear error with Judge Lynch's Findings and Recommendation.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Judge Lynch's Findings and
Recommendation (dkt #4) are adopted in full. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Complaint (dkt #2) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Dated this

J V- of September, 20 10. day
loy, District Judge istrict Court

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