Johnson v. Levi Strauss et al

Filing 62

ENTRY AND ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS (Doc. 52 ) REGARDING A MOTION TO DISMISS FILED BY DEFENDANTS COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR, INC.; SEAN JOHN CLOTHING, INC.; TARGET CORP.; ICONIX BRANDS, INC.; PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORP.; AND BON-TON STORES, INC. (Doc. 34 ): DISMISSING DEFENDANTS COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR, INC.; SEAN JOHN CLOTHING, INC.; TARGET CORP.; ICONIX BRANDS, INC.; PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORP.; AND BON-TON STORES, INC. AND DENYING THESE DEFENDANTS' MOTION IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR A MORE DEFINITIVE STATEMENT AS MOOT. Signed by Judge Thomas M Rose on 9/4/09. (bev1, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON GREGORY WALKER JOHNSON Case No. C-3:08-cv-461 Plaintiff, -vLEVI STRAUSS, et al., Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________________ ENTRY AND ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS (Doc. #52) REGARDING A MOTION TO DISMISS FILED BY DEFENDANTS COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR, INC.; SEAN JOHN CLOTHING, INC.; TARGET CORP.; ICONIX BRANDS, INC.; PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORP.; AND BONTON STORES, INC. (Doc. #34): DISMISSING DEFENDANTS COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR, INC.; SEAN JOHN CLOTHING, INC.; TARGET CORP.; ICONIX BRANDS, INC.; PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORP.; AND BONTON STORES, INC. AND DENYING THESE DEFENDANTS' MOTION IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR A MORE DEFINITIVE STATEMENT AS MOOT ______________________________________________________________________________ This matter comes before the Court pursuant to Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington's Report and Recommendations (doc. #52) regarding a Motion To Dismiss filed by Defendants Columbia Sportswear, Inc.; Sean John Clothing, Inc.; Target Corp.; Iconix Brands, Inc.; PhillipsVan Heusen Corp.; and Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Pro se Plaintiff Gregory Walker Johnson ("Johnson") has objected to this Report and Recommendations (doc. #53) and a response to Johnson's Objections has not been filed. As required by 28 U.S.C. §636(b) and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 72(b), the District Judge has made a de novo review of the record in this case. Upon said review, the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendations is adopted in its entirety. Judge Thomas M. Rose Magistrate Sharon L. Ovington

The Motion To Dismiss filed by Defendants Columbia Sportswear, Inc.; Sean John Clothing, Inc.; Target Corp.; Iconix Brands, Inc.; Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.; and Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. is GRANTED. Further, the Motion In the Alternative for a More Definitive Statement filed by Defendants Columbia Sportswear, Inc.; Sean John Clothing, Inc.; Target Corp.; Iconix Brands, Inc.; Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.; and Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. is DENIED AS MOOT. Finally, the Clerk of Courts is hereby ordered to provide a copy of this Entry and Order to Gregory Walker Johnson at his last address of record. DONE and ORDERED in Dayton, Ohio, this Fourth day of September, 2009. s/Thomas M. Rose ________________________________ THOMAS M. ROSE UNITED STATED DISTRICT JUDGE Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record Gregory Walker Johnson