McKnight V. Honeywell Safety Products Inc.

Filing 25

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations granting in part and denying in part 12 Motion to Strike. Defendants' 12 Motion to Strike the state class action allegations in paragraphs 45 to 53 is GRANTED without prejudice; Defe ndants' Motion to Strike the Fair Labor Standards Act collective class is DENIED. Plaintiffs are ordered to file their Amended Complaint within seven (7) days of the entry of this Order. So Ordered by Senior Judge Mary M. Lisi on 2/23/2017. (Feeley, Susan)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND

BARBARA MCKNIGHT and
SHEILA ANDERSON, Individually
and On Behalf of All Other Persons
Similarly Situated

v.

C.A. No. 16-132 ML

HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS, USA, et al.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation issued by Magistrate
Judge Sullivan on November 9, 2016 (Docket #20). No Objection has been filed and the time
for doing so has long passed. The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation and
concurs in the Magistrate Judge’s findings and recommendations. Accordingly, the Court adopts
the Report and Recommendation in its entirety. Defendants’ Motion to Strike the state class
action allegations in Paragraphs 45 to 53 is GRANTED without prejudice. Defendants’ Motion
to Strike the Fair Labor Standards Act collective class is DENIED. The Court notes that, despite
the urging of the Magistrate Judge, Plaintiffs have yet to file an Amended Complaint. Plaintiffs
are hereby ordered to file the Amended Complaint within seven (7) days of the entry of this
Order.

SO ORDERED:

/s/ Mary M. Lisi
Mary M. Lisi
Senior United States District Judge
February 23, 2017