Walden v. Providence Health and Services

District Court, D. Oregon

Walden v. Providence Health and Services

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON

APRIL S. WALDEN, No. 3:19-cv-01717-AC

Plaintiff, ORDER

v.

PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES, aka PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH,

Defendant.

HERNÁNDEZ, District Judge: Magistrate Judge Acosta issued a Findings and Recommendation [53] on August 24, 2020, in which he recommends that this Court dismiss Plaintiff’s state law claims with prejudice and dismiss Plaintiff’s possible ADA and FMLA claims without prejudice. The matter is now before the Court pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1)(B) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). Plaintiff filed timely objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Findings & Recommendation. Pl.’s Obj., ECF 55. When any party objects to any portion of the Magistrate Judge’s Findings & Recommendation, the district court must make a de novo determination of that portion of the Magistrate Judge’s report.

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1); Dawson v. Marshall,

561 F.3d 930, 932

(9th Cir. 2009); United States v. Reyna-Tapia,

328 F.3d 1114, 1121

(9th Cir. 2003) (en banc).

The Court has carefully considered Plaintiff’s objections and concludes that there is no basis to modify the Findings & Recommendation. The Court has also reviewed the pertinent portions of the record de novo and finds no error in the Magistrate Judge’s Findings & Recommendation. CONCLUSION The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Acosta’s Findings and Recommendation [53]. Therefore, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss [41] is GRANTED with prejudice as to Plaintiff’s state law claims and without prejudice as to her possible ADA and FMLA claims. IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: ______O__c_to_b_e__r _9_, _2_0_2_0____.

___________________________ MARCO A. HERNÁNDEZ United States District Judge

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