Hensley v. Nike
Hensley v. Nike
Trial Court Opinion
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FORT HED ISTRIOCFTO REGON PORTLADNIDV ISION
LEANNJE.H ENSL,E Y CasNeo3 .: 20-cv-00791- Plaintiff, OPINIAONNDO RDER V. NIKE,I NCa.nO, r egCoonr poration, Defendant. MOSMAN,J., OnS epte17m 2,b0 e2rM1 a,g isJturdaJgtoeelA i.Re us sios shueeFrdi ndainndg s Recommen(d"&aFRt "i[)oE nC8 F1] r ,e commetnhtdahitcin osgug rrtanD te fendNanitkI en,sc .' MotitooDn i sm[iEsC7sF1 an ]d d imsisPsl aiLnetaninHffee s nleSye'csoA nmde nded Complbauittnh tta,htd e i smbiesw siatlhp oruetj uNdopi acrtyoe b.j etcott heFed& RU.p on reviIae gwr,we ietJ hu dRgues sroe'cso mmetnodd iastmitiohcsneos m plHaoiwnetvI.fie nrd,
thtahtce o mplsahionbuteld di smediw sisptrhe juIGd RiAcNetT.h m eo tianodDn I SIMSS PlainSteicfoAfnm'des n dCeodm pl[aEiC5nF8tw ] i ptrhe judice. DISCUSSION Thmea gisjturdmagateke oe nslr ye commentdota hcteoi uotrtnow,s h iacnhpya rmtya y filwer itotbejne cTthiceoo nuisrtns. o bto ubnydt hree commenodfta hmteai goinssjt urdagtee burte traeisnpso nfosrim bakiilntighfit eny ad le termiTnhcaeot uiirogstne .n erreaqlultiyor ed make a de novo determination regarding those portions of the report or specified findings or recommendation as to which an objection is made.
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). However, the court is not required to review, de novo or under any other standard, the factual or legal conclusions of the magistrate judge as to those portions of the F&R to which no objections are addressed. See Thomas v. Arn,
474 U.S. 140, 149(1985); United States v. Reyna-Tapia,
328 F.3d 1114, 1121(9th Cir. 2003). While the level of scrutiny under which I am required to review the F&R depends on whether or not objections have been filed, in either case, I am free to accept, reject, or modify any part of the FER.
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). Over the course of this case, Plaintiff has filed three different complaints.! Compl. [ECF 1]; Am. Compl. [ECF 27]; Second Am. Compl. [ECF 58]. Each time, Judge Russo has carefully analyzed Plaintiff's complaint and found that it failed to meet the requirements under Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). Order [ECF 13]; F&R [ECF 28]; F&R [ECF 81]. However, in the F&R before me, Judge Russo recommends I grant dismissal without prejudice. F&R [ECF 81] at 9 n.2. I disagree. Though “[d]ismissal with prejudice...is a harsh remedy,” that harshness “is directly proportionate to the likelihood that plaintiff would prevail if permitted to go forward to trial.” McHenry v. Renne,
84 F.3d 1172, 1178-79(9th Cir. 1996) (quoting Von Poppenheim v. Portland Boxing & Wrestling Comm’n,
442 F.2d 1047, 1053 n.4 (9th Cir. 1971)). Here, Plaintiff has failed to articulate a claim with any likelihood of success at trial. Instead, she alleges a Title VII action against a company she never worked for and an invasion of privacy claim that lacks even a shadow of the elements of such a claim. See F&R [ECF 81] at 7~9. As such, I find that Plaintiff’s complaint cannot “be saved by amendment,” and therefore must be dismissed with prejudice.
! The Court construes Plaintiff's original complaint [ECF 1], which was filed in three parts, see
id.Ex. 1;
id.Ex. 2, as one complaint.
OPINION & ORDER °
Ewbank v. Emrick,
859 Fed. Appx. 147, 149 (9th Cir. 2021) (quoting Eminence Cap., LLC v. Aspeon, Inc.,
316 F.3d 1048, 1052(9th Cir. 2003)). CONCLUSION Upon review, I agree with Judge Russo’s recommendation in part, and I ADOPT the F&R [ECF 81] with the exception of its recommendation that the dismissal of the complaint be without prejudice. [GRANT Defendant Nike, Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss [ECF 71] and DISMISS Plaintiff Leanne Hensley’s Second Amended Complaint [ECF 58] with prejudice. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED this Dex October, 2021. _
CHAEL W. MOSMAN United States District Judge
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