Higgins v. Vitran Express Inc. et al
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ORDER by Chief Judge Susan J. Dlott granting 77 Motion for Summary Judgment by defendatn; denying 80 Motion for Summary Judgment by plaintiff; adopting Report and Recommendations re 82 . (vp)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
Reginald D. Higgins, Sr.,
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Plaintiff(s),
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Vitran Express, Inc., et al.,
Defendant(s).
Case Number: 1:09cv228
Chief Judge Susan J. Dlott
ORDER
This matter is before the Court pursuant to the Order of General Reference in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Western Division to United States
Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman. Pursuant to such reference, the Magistrate Judge
reviewed the pleadings and filed with this Court on June 6, 2011 a Report and Recommendation
(Doc. 82 ). Subsequently, the plaintiff filed objections to such Report and Recommendation,
even though the document was titled plaintiff’s motion for a new trial and reconsideration (Doc.
84) and defendants filed a response to the objections and titled the pleading defendant’s response
to plaintiff’s motion for a new trial (Doc. 85).
The Court has reviewed the comprehensive findings of the Magistrate Judge and
considered de novo all of the filings in this matter. Upon consideration of the foregoing, the
Court does determine that such Recommendations should be adopted.
Accordingly, plaintiff failed to establish the third, fourth and fifth prongs of his prima
facie case. As a result, defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s hostile work
environment claim will be granted.
Therefore defendant’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. 77) is GRANTED;
plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. 80) is DENIED and this case is closed and
stricken from the active docket.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
___s/Susan J. Dlott___________
Chief Judge Susan J. Dlott
United States District Court
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