CALHOUN v. INVENTION SUBMISSION CORPORATION et al

Filing 202

ORDER adopting 188 Report and Recommendation. After a de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation and the Objections and Response thereto, the following Order is entered: Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Count I of the Complaint is DENIED, and the R&R is ADOPTED as the Opinion of the District Court. See contents of this filing. Signed by Judge Cathy Bissoon on 6/29/2021. (scl)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
GETA MICLAUS, VIM BYRNE, and
KEVIN BYRNE, on behalf of themselves
and all other persons similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
v.
INVENTION SUBMISSION
CORPORATION d/b/a INVENTHELP,
et. al.,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 20-681
Consolidated with 18-cv-1022
Consolidated with 18-cv-1396
Judge Cathy Bissoon
Magistrate Judge Patricia L. Dodge

MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case has been referred to United States Magistrate Judge Patricia L. Dodge for
pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(l)(A) and (B),
and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 72.
On March 8, 2021, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report (Doc. 188/53) 1 recommending
that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Count I of Plaintiffs’ Complaint (Doc. 170/53) be denied.
Service of the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) was made on the parties, and Defendants
filed Objections and Plaintiffs filed a Response to Defendants’ Objections. See Docs. 189/54,
192/57.
After a de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the
Report and Recommendation and the Objections and Response thereto, the following Order is

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As the counts have been consolidated at 18-1022, the docket entry numbers reflect the entry at
Nos. 18-1022 and 20-861, respectively.

entered: Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is DENIED, and the R&R is adopted as the Opinion of
the District Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

June 29, 2021

s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
United States District Judge

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