Allen v. Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners et al

Filing 107

ORDER adopting 100 Report and Recommendations; granting 67 Motion for Summary Judgment. Judgment is entered in favor of Defendants and against Plaintiff on Plaintiff's claims asserted under the ADA, FMLA and Fourteenth Amendment. Plaintiff's state law claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Clerk of Court to CLOSE this case. Signed by Honorable Robert D. Mariani on 4/13/22 (jam)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JO ANN ALLEN,
Plaintiff,
v.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS, et al.,

3:18-CV-209
(JUDGE MARIANI)
(Magistrate Judge Mehalchick)

Defendants.

AND NOW, THIS

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ORDER
DAY OF APRIL 2022, for the reasons set forth in this

Court's accompanying Memorandum Opinion, upon de nova review of Magistrate Judge
Mehalchick's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 100), Plaintiff Allen's objections thereto
(Doc. 103), Defendants' Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs Objections (Doc. 104), Defendant's
Motion for Summary Judgment filings (Doc. 67; Doc. 68; Doc. 69; Doc. 88), Plaintiffs
Opposition thereto (Doc. 82; Doc. 83), and all other relevant documents, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED THAT:
1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 100) is ADOPTED for the reasons set forth
therein and in this Court's Memorandum Opinion.
2. Plaintiffs objections (Doc. 103) are OVERRULED.
3. Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED as to all Plaintiffs claims
asserted under federal law.

4. Judgment is entered in favor of Defendants and against Plaintiff on Plaintiffs claims
asserted under the Americans with Disability Act, Family Medical Leave Act, and the
Fourteenth Amendment.
5. Plaintiffs state law claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3).
6. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE the above-captioned action.

Robert D. Ma- ·ani
United States District Judge