GRANGER v. AMERICAN E-TITLE CORP et al

Filing 72

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 65 Motion to Dismiss filed by AMERICAN E-TITLE CORP, 70 Report and Recommendations, terminating as moot 67 Motion to Strike filed by JOHN GRANGER, terminating as moot 62 Motion to Strike filed by JOHN GRANGER ***CIVIL CASE TERMINATED. Signed by Judge Jose L. Linares on 4/30/13. (jd, )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

CLOSED

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
JOHN GRANGER,

Civil Action No.: 10-4627 (JLL)
Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER

AMERICAN E-TITLE CORP., et a!.,
Defendants.

THIS MATTER comes before the Court by way of a motion to dismiss for ineffec
tive
service of process brought by Defendants American E-Title, Corp., United Agenc
ies, and Guishan

Chhabra (collectively referred to as “Defendants”). Defendants filed their motion
to dismiss on
January 18, 2013 (Docket Entry No. 65), and plaintiff John Granger (“Plain
tiff’) submitted a
memorandum in opposition on February 11,2013 (Docket Entry No. 67). This
Court had referred
Defendants’ motions to the Honorable Michael A. Hammer, United States
Magistrate Judge,
pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 636 (b)(1)(B).

Magistrate Judge Hammer filed a Report and

Recommendation in connection with said motions on April 10, 2013. In
particular, Magistrate
Judge Hammer recommended that the Court grant Defendants’ motion to dismis
s for ineffective
service of process (Docket Entry No. 65) and terminate as moot Plaintiff’s
outstanding motions to
strike. Objections to Magistrate Judge Hammer’s April 10, 2013 Report
and Recommendation
were due by April 24, 2013. To date, the Court has received no objecti
on, and for good cause
shown,

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IT IS on this

th
30

day of April, 2013,

ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Hammer, filed on
April 10, 2013 [Docket Entry No. 70], is hereby ADOPTED as the findings of fact
and
conclusions of law of this Court; and it is further
ORDERED that Defendants’ motions to dismiss [Docket Entry Nos. 65] is granted; and
it

is further
ORDERED that Plaintifrs motions to strike [Docket Entry Nos. 62 and 67] are hereby
terminated as moot.
This case is CLOSED.

J L.1iires

Unie
1 States District Judge

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