MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .................................................1011 A. Procedural Background ...................................................1011 B. Factual Background ......................................................1012 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ..............................................................1014 A. Summary Judgment Standards .........
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING MOTIONS IN LIMINE MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................735 A. Factual Background .....................................................735 B. Procedural Background ..................................................736 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS .............................................................737 A. Preliminary Evidentiary Rulings Or Challenges...
Memorandum and Opinion Order DONALD E. O'BRIEN, Senior District Judge. This matter is before the Court pursuant to the objections (Docket Nos. 45 and 54) to the Magistrate Court's Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 38) regarding Defendant's motions to suppress evidence and dismiss the indictment against him. (Docket Nos. 10, 12, and 30). I. STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION The standard of review for a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation is as follows: A judge of...
AMENDED ORDER PAUL A. ZOSS, United States Chief Magistrate Judge. This matter is before the Court on the defendants' motion for sanctions. Doc. No. 19. The plaintiff resisted the motion (Doc. No. 22), and the defendants filed a reply (Doc. No. 23). The Court heard telephonic oral arguments on the motion on October 7, 2011. During the telephone conference, the parties were offered an opportunity to present evidence at an in-court hearing, but declined. The motion now is fully submitted....
ORDER CONCERNING MAGISTRATE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION REGARDING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SUPPRESS MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND On January 19, 2011, defendant Daniel Lindgren was charged in an indictment with possessing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(5)(B) and 2252A(b)(2). Defendant Lindgren filed a Motion to Suppress in which he seeks to suppress statements he made to law enforcement officers on the ground that his statements were...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................896 A. Factual Background .................................................896 1. The parties and their relationship ..............................896 2. Truckenmiller's job performance .................................897 3. Truckenmiller's complaints about unequal treatment ..............
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 957 A. Factual Background ...................................................... 957 1. The parties .......................................................... 957 2. The transgenic corn at issue ......................................... 958 3. The parties' dispute ........
ORDER LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 162 II. STANDARD OF REVIEW ......................................................... 162 III. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND .......................................... 162 A Newport Beach Property .................................................. 162 B. Bankruptcy Court Proceedings ........................................... 163 C. Bankruptcy Court...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................935 A. Factual Background ..............................................935 B. Procedural Background ............................................939 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ......................................................940 A. Standards For Summary Judgment ...............................
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................637 A. Factual Background ...................................................637 B. Procedural Background ................................................638 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ..........................................................640 A. Standards For Summary Judgment ..............
ORDER LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 918 II. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND ............................................. 918 III. FACTUAL BACKGROUND ................................................ 920 IV. LEGAL BACKGROUND ................................................... 921 A. The Montana Exceptions .......................................... 921 B. This Court's Application of Montana .........
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 951 A. Factual Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 951 B. Procedural Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 952 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 955 A. Standards for Summary...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO STRIKE AND DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .....................................987 A. Factual Background ...........................................987 B. Procedural Background ........................................989 II. WHAT RECORD CAN BE CONSIDERED ..................................990 A. Standards For Motion To Strike ..........
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT YOUNGTEK SOLUTIONS LIMITED'S MOTION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT AND PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .................................... 949 A. Procedural Background ....................................... 949 B. Factual Background .......................................... 950 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ................................................. 950...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER PAUL A. ZOSS, United States Chief Magistrate Judge. Introduction This matter is before the court for judicial review of a decision by an administrative law judge ("ALJ") denying the plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits ("DIB") under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. The plaintiff Larraine K. Tippie claims the administrative record ("AR") does not contain substantial evidence to support the ALJ's decision that she...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STRIKE AND MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................1092 A. Factual Background .............................................................1092 B. Procedural Background ..........................................................1094 II. MOTION TO STRIKE AND OBJECTIONS TO EVIDENCE .........................
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ........................................................1064 A. Procedural Background ..........................................................1064 B. Factual Background .............................................................1064 1. The parties and principal actors ...........................................1064 2....
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING REMAINING QUESTIONS ON REMAND MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INSTRODUCTION .................................................894 A. Factual Background .......................................894 B. The Prior Proceedings ....................................896 C. Positions Of The Parties On Remaining Issues .............898 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ...............................................898 A. The Effect Of An SPC .........
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................934 A. Factual Background ..............................................934 B. Procedural Background ...........................................938 II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ......................................................939 A. Standards For Summary Judgment .......................
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER PAUL A. ZOSS, United States Chief Magistrate Judge. Introduction This matter is before the court for judicial review of a decision by an administrative law judge ("ALJ") denying the plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. The plaintiff Sara M. Sangel claims substantial evidence on the record as a whole fails to support the ALJ's decision that she is not disabled. Sangel filed...
