United States of America v. Jefferson et al, No. 1:2016cv00130 - Document 23 (D. Mont. 2017)
Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. IT IS ORDERED that the proposed Findings and Recommendations entered by United States Magistrate Judge Cavan 22 are ADOPTED IN FULL. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff United States' Motion for Judgment 21 is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Susan P. Watters on 4/19/2017. (EMH)
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United States of America v. Jefferson et al Doc. 23 FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BILLINGS DIVISION APR I S z:;7 Clbrk, U. S District Court istnct Of Montana Billings UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CV 16-130-BLG-SPW Plaintiff, vs. PRECIOUS JEFFERSON, LEONARD L. JEFFERSON, SR., FELICIA V. ESPINOZA, f/k/a FELICIA V. JEFFERSON, and BIG HORN COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Montana, ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. Before the Court are United States Magistrate Judge Timothy Cavan's Findings and Recommendations filed on March 31, 2017, (Doc. 22). Judge Cavan recommends that this Court grant the United States' Motion for Judgment (Doc. 21). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ยง 636(b)(l), the parties were required to file written objections within 14 days of the filing of Judge Cavan's Findings and Recommendations. No objections were filed. When neither party objects, this Court reviews Judge Cavan's Findings and Recommendations for clear error. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981 ). Clear error exists if the Court is left with a "definite and firm 1 Dockets.Justia.com conviction that a mistake has been committed." United States v. Syrax, 235 F.3d 422, 427 (9th Cir. 2000). After reviewing the Findings and Recommendations, this Court does not find that Judge Cavan committed clear error. IT IS ORDERED that the proposed Findings and Recommendations entered by United States Magistrate Judge Cavan (Doc. 22) are ADOPTED IN FULL. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff United States' Motion for Judgment (Doc. 21) is GRANTED. Y"'DATED this /?day of April, 2017. SUSANP. WATTERS United States District Judge 2
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