Machnik v. United States of America, 1:16-cv-00104-MR-DLH. (2017)
Court: District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Number: infdco20171222g00
Visitors: 6
Filed: Dec. 21, 2017
Latest Update: Dec. 21, 2017
Summary: ORDER MARTIN REIDINGER , District Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendant's Motion to Strike Jury Demand. [Doc. 31]. The Defendant moves to strike the jury demand set forth in the Plaintiff's Amended Complaint. [Doc. 31]. The Plaintiff asserts claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. 1346(b)(1), 2671-2680 ("FTCA"). Title 28 of the United States Code, Section 2402 provides that FTCA actions are to be tried without a jury. 28 U.S.C. 2402; Carlson v. Green ,
Summary: ORDER MARTIN REIDINGER , District Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendant's Motion to Strike Jury Demand. [Doc. 31]. The Defendant moves to strike the jury demand set forth in the Plaintiff's Amended Complaint. [Doc. 31]. The Plaintiff asserts claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. 1346(b)(1), 2671-2680 ("FTCA"). Title 28 of the United States Code, Section 2402 provides that FTCA actions are to be tried without a jury. 28 U.S.C. 2402; Carlson v. Green , ..
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ORDER
MARTIN REIDINGER, District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendant's Motion to Strike Jury Demand. [Doc. 31].
The Defendant moves to strike the jury demand set forth in the Plaintiff's Amended Complaint. [Doc. 31]. The Plaintiff asserts claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b)(1), 2671-2680 ("FTCA"). Title 28 of the United States Code, Section 2402 provides that FTCA actions are to be tried without a jury. 28 U.S.C. § 2402; Carlson v. Green, 446 U.S. 14, 22 (1980) ("a plaintiff cannot opt for a jury in a FTCA action").
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Defendant's Motion to Strike Jury Demand [Doc. 31] is GRANTED, and the jury demand set forth in the Plaintiff's Amended Complaint [Doc. 4] is hereby STRICKEN.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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