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Nature of Suit Code: 445
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment
Cause of Action: 28:794 Rehabilitation Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Maureen Henson, 

Plaintiff, 

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Air National Guard Air Force Reserve 

Command Test Center; Michael W. 

Wynne, in his official capacity; Trinity 

Technology Group; Douglas D. Bullock, 

Defendants 

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No. CV 06-526-TUC-FRZ (JCG)

 ORDER

Before the Court for consideration are the separate motions to dismiss filed by (I)

Trinity Technology Group and Douglas D. Bullock; and (II) Air National Guard Air Force

Reserve Command Test Center (“AATC”) and Michael W. Wynne.

This matter was referred to the United States Magistrate Judge for all pretrial

proceedings and report and recommendation in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C.

§ 636(b)(1) and LRCiv 72.1 and LRCiv 72.2, Rules of Practice of the United States District

Court for the District of Arizona.

Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Guerin issued her Report and Recommendation, filed

June 20, 2007, recommending that the District Court, after its independent review of the

record: (1) grant the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants Trinity Technology Group and

Bullock; and (2) grant the Motion to Dismiss filed January 12, 2007 by Defendants AATC

and Wynne.

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Plaintiff’s Objections to Magistrate’s Report and Recommendations and Orders, page

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Magistrate Judge Guerin specifically found:

A. Plaintiff's Complaint as against Trinity should be dismissed in its entirety for

failure to name Plaintiff's husband as an indispensable party;

B. Count 2, alleging AATC violated the Rehabilitation Act, should be dismissed

because Plaintiff was not an employee of AATC;

C. Count 3, alleging AATC and Wynne violated the FMLA, should be dismissed

because Plaintiff was not an employee of AATC; 

D. Count 3, alleging Trinity violated the FMLA, should be dismissed for failure to

state a claim as the complaint, on its face, demonstrates that Plaintiff was not an

eligible employee under the FMLA; and 

E. Count 4, alleging intentional infliction of emotion distress by Trinity and Bullock,

should be dismissed for failure to state a claim. 

Following these findings, Magistrate Judge Guerin recommends that the Court grant

Plaintiff leave to amend her complaint. 

Plaintiff filed Plaintiff’s Objections to Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation and

Orders on July 5, 2007. Plaintiff argues that the recommendations to dismiss Plaintiff’s

claims against AATC and Wynne and against Trinity and Bullock “are based on an

inaccurate statement of the facts, are legally insufficient and an abuse of discretion.”1

Plaintiff also argues that the Magistrate Judge improperly converted the motions to dismiss

to motions for summary judgment.

Defendants AATC and Wynne argue in response to Plaintiff’s objection that Plaintiff

does not provide any basis to reject the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, nor

is there any basis to allow discovery as Plaintiff requests.

Defendants Trinity and Bullock also filed a response to Plaintiff’s objections,

contending that Magistrate Judge Guerin properly reviewed all the facts submitted and

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applied the summary judgment standard, did not abuse her discretion by striking Plaintiff’s

supplemental filing, and properly found, under Arizona law, that Plaintiff’s intentional

infliction of emotional distress claim should be dismissed as a matter of law. 

Plaintiff also filed Plaintiff’s Reply to Responses filed by Defendants and Motion to

Strike Responses of the Defendants, inaccurately stating that “[n]o FRCP or Local Rule

authorizes such a response.”

Rule 72 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as Defendants AATC and Wynne

contend, explicitly provides for the filing of a response to an objection to a report and

recommendation of a magistrate judge. 

The Report and Recommendation provides an in-depth analysis and thorough

discussion of the facts and issues and matters presented. Also set forth in detail by the

Magistrate Judge is the procedural and factual history of the case. 

 The Court, having made an independent review of the record herein, including

Defendants’ objections, finds that the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge

Guerin shall be adopted as the findings of fact and conclusions of law of this Court.

Based on the foregoing, 

IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation [Doc. #33] of Magistrate

Judg Guerin is hereby ACCEPTED and ADOPTED as the findings of fact and conclusions

of law by this Court; 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion of Defendants Trinity Technology

Group and Douglas D. Bullock for Dismissal Pursuant to Rule 12(b) [Doc. #13] is

GRANTED;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants AATC and Wynne’s Motion to

Dismiss [Doc. #14] is GRANTED;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Responses of the

Defendants [Doc. # 39] is DENIED; 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion to Strike [Doc. # 41] is

GRANTED;

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended

complaint, in accordance with the findings set forth in the Report and Recommendation,

within thirty (30) days of the filing date of this Order;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is referred back to Magistrate Judge

Guerin for all pretrial proceedings and report and recommendation in accordance with the

provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and LRCiv 72.1 and LRCiv 72.2. All filings shall be

designated as follows: CV 06-526-TUC-FRZ (JCG)

DATED this 28th day of September, 2007.

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