Scott v. Billings Police Department, No. 1:2018cv00089 - Document 48 (D. Mont. 2018)
Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 7 in full. Defendant Billings Police Department is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Claims of false arrest, defamation of character, job loss, home invasion, property damages, and false imprisonment are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 9/19/2018. Mailed to Scott (TAG)
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Scott v. Billings Police Department Doc. 48 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BILLINGS DIVISION ANTHONY SCOTT, CV 18-89-BLG-DLC-JCL Plaintiff, ORDER vs. BILLINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT, STEVE HALLAM, SETH FROSTER, DAVID FIREBAUGH, and KENNETH TUSS, Defendants. United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch entered his Order and Findings and Recommendations on July 11, 2018, recommending that Defendant Billings Police Department be dismissed without prejudice and Plaintiff Anthony Scott's ("Scott") claims of false arrest, defamation of character, job loss, home invasion, property damages, and false imprisonment be dismissed without prejudice as being barred by the abstention doctrine articulated in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971). (Doc. 7 at 13.) Plaintiff did not object to the Findings and Recommendations and so has waived the right to de novo review thereof. 28 U.S.C. ยง 636(b )(1 )(C). Absent objection, this Court reviews findings and recommendations for clear error. United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, -1Dockets.Justia.com 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en bane); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985). 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) (citations omitted). After reviewing for clear error and finding none, IT IS ORDERED that Judge Lynch's Order and Findings and Recommendations (Doc. 7) are ADOPTED IN FULL. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Billings Police Department is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs claims of false arrest, defamation of character, job loss, home invasion, property damages, and false imprisonment are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. DATED this 11.J&.day of September, 2018. Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge United States District Court -2-
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