ALBERT v. VERIZON WIRELESS, 10-4554 (JNE/SER). (2012)
Court: District Court, D. Minnesota
Number: infdco20120731827
Visitors: 9
Filed: Jul. 30, 2012
Latest Update: Jul. 30, 2012
Summary: ORDER JOAN N. ERICKSEN, District Judge. The Court previously dismissed Plaintiff's claims against Asurion Insurance Services, Inc., pursuant to a stipulation and all but part of Count III of Plaintiff's claims against Verizon Wireless (VAW), LLC. 1 Verizon Wireless (VAW) moved to dismiss the remaining claim against it and to compel arbitration. In a Report and Recommendation dated July 6, 2012, the Honorable Steven E. Rau, United States Magistrate Judge, recommended that Verizon Wireless (VAW
Summary: ORDER JOAN N. ERICKSEN, District Judge. The Court previously dismissed Plaintiff's claims against Asurion Insurance Services, Inc., pursuant to a stipulation and all but part of Count III of Plaintiff's claims against Verizon Wireless (VAW), LLC. 1 Verizon Wireless (VAW) moved to dismiss the remaining claim against it and to compel arbitration. In a Report and Recommendation dated July 6, 2012, the Honorable Steven E. Rau, United States Magistrate Judge, recommended that Verizon Wireless (VAW)..
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ORDER
JOAN N. ERICKSEN, District Judge.
The Court previously dismissed Plaintiff's claims against Asurion Insurance Services, Inc., pursuant to a stipulation and all but part of Count III of Plaintiff's claims against Verizon Wireless (VAW), LLC.1 Verizon Wireless (VAW) moved to dismiss the remaining claim against it and to compel arbitration. In a Report and Recommendation dated July 6, 2012, the Honorable Steven E. Rau, United States Magistrate Judge, recommended that Verizon Wireless (VAW)'s motion be granted. The magistrate judge also stated that Plaintiff's name in the caption should be amended to "Kallys Albert." No objection has been filed. The Court has conducted a de novo review of the record. See D. Minn. LR 72.2(b). Based on that review, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. The Clerk of Court shall change Plaintiff's name in the caption to "Kallys Albert."
2. Verizon Wireless (VAW)'s Motion to Dismiss and Compel Arbitration [Docket No. 68] is GRANTED.
3. As to Verizon Wireless (VAW), Count III of the Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE insofar as Plaintiff alleges that Verizon Wireless (VAW) failed to replace his telephones; Count III is otherwise DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and the remaining counts of the Complaint are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
4. Plaintiff and Verizon Wireless (VAW) shall arbitrate the part of Count III that was dismissed without prejudice in the manner provided in the agreement between them.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
FootNotes
1. In its Notice of Removal, Verizon Wireless (VAW) asserted that it was incorrectly sued as the Verizon entities that appear in the caption. It did not seek to correct the alleged misnomer.
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