IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BILLINGS DIVISION

COLTON WAYNE BEGGS, CV 19-106-BLG-SPW Plaintiff, VS. ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE’S FINDINGS THE CONTROL GROUP MEDIA AND RECOMMENDATIONS COMPANY, INC., INSTANT CHECKMATE, LLC, Defendants.

The United States Magistrate Judge filed Findings and Recommendations on May 12, 2020. (Doc. 19). The Magistrate recommended the Defendants’ partial motion to dismiss be denied. (Doc. 19 at 6). Pursuant to

(b)(1), parties are required to file written objections within 14 days of the filing of the Magistrate’s Findings and Recommendation. No objections were filed. When neither party objects, this Court reviews the Magistrate’s Findings and Recommendation for clear error. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc.,

(9th Cir. 1981). Clear error exists if the Court is left with a “definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been committed.” United States v. Syrax,

(9th Cir. 2000). After reviewing the Findings and Recommendation, this Court does not find that the Magistrate committed clear error. IT IS ORDERED that the proposed Findings and Recommendations entered by the United States Magistrate Judge (Doc. 19) are ADOPTED IN FULL. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the Defendants’ partial motion to dismiss (Doc. 13) is DENIED.

DATED this <7 day of May, 2020.

SUSAN P. WATTERS United States District Judge