Stratton et al v. Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services

Filing 73

ORDER denying 63 , 67 Motion/Objection to Magistrate Judge's Decision re 61 Order on Motion for Recusal. Court Affirms Magistrate Judge Gossett's Order. Case to be reassigned to Magistrate Judge Kevin McDonald. Signed by David C. Norton on 6/3/11. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(com)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
JACK STRATTON et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
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-vs)
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MECKLENBURG COUNTY
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, )
et al,
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Defendants.
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C/A No.: 3:10-137 DCN

ORDER

This matter is before the court pursuant to plaintiff’s appeal of Magistrate Judge
Paige J. Gossett’s March 15, 2011 Order. This court has reviewed the Order and the various
filings of plaintiffs and defendants and DENIES plaintiff’s Motion and AFFIRMS Magistrate
Judge Gossett’s Order for the reasons stated therein.
The undersigned has been assigned a third case from the Western District of North
Carolina, to wit: Allran v Mullen, 5:11cv36. Magistrate Judge Kevin McDonald has been
asked to assist with this case. In the view of this court, assigning two different Magistrate
Judges to monitor three separate cases pending in the Western District of North Carolina is
a waste of judicial resources. Therefore, in order to maximize judicial efficiency, the court
will reassign the instant case, as well as the companion case, Stratton v Mecklenburg County,
3:10cv147 to Magistrate Judge McDonald.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.

June 3, 2011
Charleston, South Carolina

David C. Norton
Chief United States District Judge