Lowry et al v. Border State Electric et al, No. 2:2018cv00051 - Document 9 (D. Mont. 2019)

Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 8 in full. This dismissal counts as a strike pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(g). Any appeal from this disposition is not to be taken in good faith Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 2/11/2019. Mailed to Lowry (TAG)

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Lowry et al v. Border State Electric et al Doc. 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BUTTE DIVISION BOBBY FRANCIS LOWRY; LOWRY FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC, CV-18-51-BU-BMM-JCL Plaintiffs, v. BORDER STATE ELECTRIC; TYLER HALL, ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. Plaintiff Lowry, a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis, filed this action on August 13, 2018. United States Magistrate Judge Lynch explained to Lowry several defects in Lowry’s complaint. (Doc 8). Judge Lynch offered that the defects may be cured by amendment. Id. The Court determined, among other things, that absent the necessary amendments the complaint did not adequately allege that the defendants held a contractual obligation to provide testimony, failed to allege that either defendant was served a subpoena, and failed to establish Lowry’s authority to appear on behalf of Lowry Family Holdings, LLC. Id. Judge Lynch entered Findings and Recommendations on January 4, 2019, determining that Lowry failed amend his complaint. Id. No party filed objections to Judge Lynch’s Findings and Recommendations. The Court has reviewed the Findings and Recommendation for clear error. 1 Dockets.Justia.com McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981). The Court finds no error in Judge Lynch’s Findings and Recommendations and adopts them in full. ORDER Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Lynch’s Findings and Recommendations (Doc. 8) are ADOPTED IN FULL. IT IS ORDERED that Lowry’s Complaint (Doc. 1) be DISMISSED for failure to state a claim. IT IS ORDERED that the docket reflect that Lowry’s filing of this action counts as one strike pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). The Court CERTIFIES, pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 24(a)(4)(B), that any appeal from this disposition is not to be taken in good faith. DATED this 11th day of February, 2019. 2

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