-JCL West et al v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company et al, No. 9:2010cv00132 - Document 74 (D. Mont. 2011)

Court Description: ORDER granting 29 Motion to Dismiss; adopting Findings and Recommendations re 73 Findings and Recommendations.; denying 25 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction; and denying as moot 27 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Donald W. Molloy on 7/20/2011. (dle)

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-JCL West et al v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company et al Doc. 74 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA MISSOULA DIVISION SARAH WEST, AUSRA WEST, and JAMES WEST, ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) ) STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE ) INSURANCE COMPANY, and ) JOHN DOES A, B, and C, ) ) Defendants. ) CV 10-132-M-DWM ORDER Defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, filed three motions to dismiss. United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch entered Findings and Recommendation on June 28, 2011, and recommended: (1) State Farm’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) (dkt # 25) be DENIED; (2) State Farm’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim for relief under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) (dkt # 29) be GRANTED; and (3) State Farm’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) (dkt # 27) be DENIED as moot. -1Dockets.Justia.com Plaintiffs did not timely object and so have waived the right to de novo review of the record. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). This Court reviews the Findings and Recommendation 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 conviction that a mistake has been committed.” United States v. Syrax, 235 F.3d 422, 427 (9th Cir. 2000). I find no clear error with Judge Lynch’s factual findings, and upon de novo review, I agree with his legal conclusions. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Judge Lynch’s Findings and Recommendation (dkt #73) are adopted in full. State Farm’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction (dkt # 25) is DENIED, and State Farm’s Motion to Dismiss (dkt # 27) is DENIED as moot. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that State Farm’s Motion to Dismiss (dkt # 29) is GRANTED. This action is DISMISSED. Dated this 20th day of July, 2011. -2-

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