Farmers New World Life Insurance Company v. Adams et al, No. 2:2013cv00085 - Document 24 (D. Mont. 2014)
Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS - granting 20 Motion for Default Judgment against DEF CHRISTOPHER ADAMS; granting 20 Motion for Attorney Fees; granting 20 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 9/22/2014. (APP, )
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- -------------------------- Farmers New World Life Insurance Company v. Adams et al Doc. 24 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BUTTE DIVISION FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Washington corporation Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTOPHER G. ADAMS, an individual, STEPHEN MONGILLO, an individual, and ANNA MONGILLO, an individual, CV 13-85-BU-DLC ORDER FILeD SE? 2 2 CIefk. u.s DiItrict Court DiItrid Of Montana MissOUla Defendants. United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch entered his Findings and Recommendation on June 19,2014, recommending that the Plaintiff Farmers New World Life Insurance Company's ("Farmers") motion for default judgment against Defendant Christopher Adams be granted, Farmers motion for attorney fees and costs be granted in the amount of $4,809.23, and Farmers' motion for discharge and dismissal be granted. No party timely objected to the Findings and Recommendation, and so have waived the right to de novo review of the record. 28 U.S .C. ยง 636(b)(1). The Court will therefore review the record for clear error. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 Dockets.Justia.com (9th Cir. 1981). The Court adopts Judge Lynch's findings and recommendation in full. Judge Lynch correctly determined that a default judgment should be entered against Defendant Christopher. Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1471-72 (9th Cir. 1986). Judge Lynch also determined an appropriate amount of attorney's fees and costs to be awarded to Farmers. There being no clear error in any of Judge Lynch's findings or recommendations, IT IS ORDERED that Judge Lynch's Findings and Recommendation (Doc. 9) are ADOPTED IN FULL. 1) Farmers' Motion for Default Judgment against Defendant Christopher Adams (Doc. 20) is GRANTED. 2) Farmers' Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs be GRANTED in the amount of $4,809.23, and 3) Farmers' Motion for Discharge and Dismissal be GRANTED, so that it is discharged from all liability with respect to the Policy and dismissed from this action. DATED this 1.1. of Septemb Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge United States District Court -2-
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