Richmond v. Chrysler Group LLC, et al

Filing 16

ORDER: Adopting the Magistrate's Findings and Recommendation 9 . Defendant Sweeney's Motion to Dismiss 3 is Granted and Defendant Chrysler's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer for Improper Venue 5 is Denied. Signed on 3/10/17 by Judge Marco A. Hernandez. (gm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON

BETH RICHMOND, Personal
Representative of the Estate of JASON
RICHMOND, Deceased,

No. 3:16-cv-01936-PK
ORDER

Plaintiff,

v.

CHRYSLER GROUP LLC, a Delaware
Foreign limited liability company, and
JAKE SWEENEY CHRYSLER JEEP
DODGE, INC., an Ohio corporation,
Defendants.

HERNÁNDEZ, District Judge:
Magistrate Judge Paul Papak issued a Findings & Recommendation [9] on December 2,
2016, recommending that Defendant Sweeney’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal
Jurisdiction [3] be granted, and Defendant Chrysler’s Motion to Dismiss or Transfer for
Improper Venue [5] be denied. Chrysler has timely filed objections [11] to the Findings &

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Recommendation. The matter is now before me pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b).
When a party objects to any portion of the Magistrate Judge's Findings &
Recommendation, the district court must make a de novo determination of that portion of the
Magistrate Judge's report. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Dawson v. Marshall, 561 F.3d 930, 932 (9th
Cir. 2009); United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc).
I have carefully considered Defendant’s objections and conclude there is no basis to
modify the Findings & Recommendation. I have also reviewed the pertinent portions of the
record de novo and find no errors in the Magistrate Judge's Findings & Recommendation.
CONCLUSION
The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Papak’s Findings & Recommendation [11], and
therefore, Defendant Sweeney’s Motion to Dismiss [3] is GRANTED, and Defendant Chrysler’s
Motion to Dismiss or Transfer for Improper Venue [5] is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this _______ day of ____________________, 2017.

MARCO A. HERNÁNDEZ
United States District Judge

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