BYRD et al v. AARON'S, INC. et al

Filing 340

ORDER adopting #319 Report and Recommendation; denying #174 Motion to Certify Class. Signed by Judge Cathy Bissoon on 3/31/2014. (sje)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

CRYSTAL BYRD and BRIAN BYRD,
Individually, and on Behalf of all
Similarly Situated Persons,
Plaintiffs,
v.
AARON’S, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 11-101E
Judge Cathy Bissoon

MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxter for
pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(l)(A) and (B),
and Rules 72.C, 72.D and 72.G of the Local Rules for Magistrates.
On January 31, 2014, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc.
319) recommending that Plaintiffs’ Motion to Certify Class (Doc. 174) be denied. Service of the
Report and Recommendation was made on the parties, and Plaintiffs timely filed objections. See
Doc. 323.
After a de novo review of the issues raised by Plaintiffs’ objections, together with the
Report and Recommendation, the following Order is entered:
The Motion to Certify Class (Doc. 174) is DENIED, and the Report and
Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Baxter dated January 31, 2014, is hereby adopted as the
opinion of the District Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

March 31, 2014

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