Nasser v. WhitePages, Inc.

Filing 81

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 56 BILL OF COSTS in the amount of $350.00; denying 58 Motion to Dismiss; denying 64 Motion Expenses to Litigate this Matter from 4/21/2010 till 2/4/2014; denying 70 Motion for the U.S. District Court to Refer this Matter to the Supreme Court of Virginia; adopting 73 Report and Recommendations. Signed by District Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 4/24/2014. (jat)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
HARRISONBURG DIVISION
MICHAEL J. NASSER, SR.,
Plaintiff,
v.
WHITEPAGES, INC.,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No.: 5:12cv00097

By: Hon. Michael F. Urbanski
United States District Judge

ORDER
This matter was referred to the Honorable Joel C. Hoppe, United States Magistrate Judge,
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), for proposed findings of fact and a recommended disposition
as to all dispositive motions. Dkt. No. 67. The Magistrate Judge filed a report and recommendation
on April 1, 2014. In the report and recommendation, the Magistrate Judge addresses defendant
WhitePages, Inc.’s (“WhitePages”) bill of costs, Dkt. No. 56, pro se plaintiff Michael J. Nasser’s
motion to dismiss the bill of costs, Dkt. No. 58, Nasser’s own motion to recover his litigation
expenses in this case, Dkt. No. 64, and Nasser’s motion to certify three questions to the Supreme
Court of Virginia. Dkt. No. 70. The Magistrate Judge recommended that the court rule as follows:
1. GRANT in part and DENY in part WhitePages’s bill of costs, Dkt. No. 56, and award
WhitePages costs in the amount of $350.00;
2. DENY Nasser’s motion to dismiss the bill of costs, Dkt. No. 58;
3. DENY Nasser’s motion to recover his own litigation expenses, Dkt. No. 64.; and
4. DENY Nasser’s motion to certify three questions to the Supreme Court of Virginia. Dkt.
No. 70.

No objections to the report and recommendation have been filed, and the court is of the
opinion that the report and recommendation should be adopted in toto. It is accordingly
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that that the report and recommendation, Dkt. No. 73, is
ADOPTED in its entirety by the court.
The Clerk is directed to send a certified copy of this Order to the pro se plaintiff and to all
counsel of record.
Entered: April 24, 2014

/s/ Michael F. Urbanski
Michael F. Urbanski
United States District Judge

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