Acree v. Metropolitan Government for Nashville and Davidson County et al, No. 3:2011cv00982 - Document 30 (M.D. Tenn. 2012)

Court Description: 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)

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Acree v. Metropolitan Government for Nashville and Davidson County et al Doc. 30 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION DON ACREE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF ) NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON ) COUNTY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) 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. ____________________________________ KEVIN H. SHARP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dockets.Justia.com

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