Acree v. Metropolitan Government for Nashville and Davidson County et al

Filing 30

ORDER: For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum, the Court enters the following rulings: (1) The Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 25) is hereby ACCEPTED and APPROVED, and Plaintiff Don Acrees Objections thereto (Docket No. 28) ar e hereby OVERRULED; (2) Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (Docket Nos. 2 and 23) are hereby GRANTED insofar as Defendants seek dismissal of Plaintiff's federal claims on statute of limitations grounds;(3) The Court hereby DECLINES to exercise jurisdiction of Plaintiff's state law claims, and those claims are hereby REMANDED to the Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee; and (4) The Clerk is directed to enter final judgment in a separate document in accordance with Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It is SO ORDERED. Signed by District Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 6/8/12. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(afs)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
DON ACREE,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF )
NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON
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COUNTY, et al.,
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Defendants.
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No. 3:11-0982
Judge Sharp

ORDER
For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum, the Court enters the following
rulings:
(1) The Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 25) is hereby ACCEPTED and
APPROVED, and Plaintiff Don Acree’s Objections thereto (Docket No. 28) are hereby
OVERRULED;
(2) Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss (Docket Nos. 2 and 23) are hereby GRANTED insofar
as Defendants seek dismissal of Plaintiff’s federal claims on statute of limitations grounds;
(3) The Court hereby DECLINES to exercise jurisdiction of Plaintiff’s state law claims, and
those claims are hereby REMANDED to the Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee; and
(4) The Clerk is directed to enter final judgment in a separate document in accordance with
Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
It is SO ORDERED.

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KEVIN H. SHARP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE