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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

DEBRA SKANE,

Plaintiff,

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FEDEX, et al., 

 

 Defendants.

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CASE NO. 2:15-CV-134-WKW

ORDER

On January 12, 2016, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation to 

which no timely objections have been filed. (Doc. # 37.) Upon an independent 

review of the file and upon consideration of the Recommendation, it is ORDERED 

that 

(1) The Recommendation is ADOPTED; 

(2) The motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant Federal 

Express Corporation (Doc. # 29) is GRANTED;

(3) The motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant FedEx Ground 

(Doc. # 31) is GRANTED in part as to Plaintiff’s state law claims, as these claims 

are preempted by the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. § 14706;

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(4) This matter is referred back to the Magistrate Judge for further 

proceedings, including a recommended disposition on FedEx Ground’s motion for 

summary judgment (Doc. # 31) as to Plaintiff’s Carmack Amendment claim.

It is further ORDERED that:

(1) FedEx Ground’s motion to amend/correct an exhibit used in support 

of its motion for summary judgment (Doc. # 38) is GRANTED and that Defendant 

may file the evidence on or before February 3, 2016; and

(2) Plaintiff may file a brief and evidence in response to the new evidence 

on or before February 12, 2016.

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DONE this 29th day of January, 2016.

 /s/ W. Keith Watkins 

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 

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Plaintiff should refer to the Magistrate Judge’s order of October 15, 2015 (Doc. # 35), 

for guidance about responding to a motion for summary judgment.

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