RANKIN v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

Filing 19

ORDER indicating that the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation 17 , is adopted as the opinion of this Court; that defendant's motion to dismiss and to strike 4 is granted with respect to the motion to strike the requests for punitive damages and attorney's fees in Count I and denied in all other respects. Signed by Judge Nora Barry Fischer on 5/24/11. (jg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRlC1 COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRlCT OF PEN-.JSYL VANIA

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vs.
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STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE)
INSURANCE COMPANY,
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Defendant.
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SHEILA RANKIN,
Plaintiff,

Civil Actio 1 No. 11-331

ORDER
AND NOW, thiS'),.4/i.y of May, 2011, after lh. plaintiff, Sheila Rankin, filed an
action in the above-captioned case, and after a motion to dismiss and to strike was submitted by
the defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Comp, my, and after a Report <md
Recommendation was filed by the United States Magistrate Judge granting the parties f, period of
time after being served with a copy to file written objections th,:reto, and upon consideration of
the objections filed by the defendant, and upon independent review of the motion and the record,
and upon consideration of the Magistrate Judge's Report and R ~commendation (Docket No. 17),
which is adopted as the opinion of this Court,
IT IS ORDERED that defendant's motion to dis niss and to strike (Docket No.4)
is granted with respect to the motion to strike the requests for runitive damages and atlorney's
fees in Count I and denied in all other respects.

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..N6ra Barry Fisch;
United States Dis :rict Judge