Leachman v. Parisian et al, No. 1:2014cv00045 - Document 6 (D. Mont. 2014)
Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Signed by Judge Susan P. Watters on 9/29/2014. (Copy mailed to J. Leachman) (ACL, )
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Leachman v. Parisian et al Doc. 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BILLINGS DIVISION JAMES H. LEACHMAN, CV 14-45-BLG-SPW Plaintiff, ORDER vs. EDWARD F. PARISIAN, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky Mountain Regional Office; MICHAEL S. BLACK, Director of Bureau of Indian Affairs; MICHAEL R. SMITH, Deputy Bureau Director, Field Operations Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C.; DARREN A. CRUZAN, Deputy Bureau of Indian Affairs Director, Office of Justice Services; JOHN DOES, Numbering 110; JANE DOES, Numbering 1-10, Defendants. Plaintiff James Leachman filed his Complaint on April 2, 2014. (Doc. 1). United States Magistrate Judge Carolyn Ostby entered Findings and Recommendations in this matter on September 3, 2014, in which she recommended that Leachman's Complaint be dismissed for failure to effect service and otherwise pursue his claim. (Doc. 5). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ยง 636(b)(l), written objections to Judge Ostby's Findings and Recommendations were due 14 days after their filing. No objections 1 Dockets.Justia.com were filed. When neither party objects, this Court must still review Judge Ostby's conclusions for clear error. Clear error exists ifthe 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). After reviewing the Findings and Recommendations, this Court does not find that Judge Ostby committed clear error. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: I. Judge Ostby's Findings and Recommendations (Doc. 5) are ADOPTED IN FULL. 2. Leachman's Complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED. 3. The Clerk of Court shall close this matter and enter judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. DATED thi' $ c.f/'cloy of Soptombc<,20 I A~ ~~-rtd~~ SUSANP. WATTERS United States District Judge 2
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