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Parties Involved:
Jack Neuman
Plaintiff
Postmaster General
Defendant
John Potter
Defendant
United States Postal Service
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Jack Neuman, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

John Potter, Postmaster General United 

States Postal Service, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 08-342-TUC-FRZ (HCE)

ORDER

Plaintiff Jack Neuman filed the pro se Complaint in this action alleging violations of

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., based on

race and religion, and a violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C.

§ 633a, arising from his termination from employment as Plant Manager at the Tucson Mail

Processing Plant of the United States Postal Service. The Complaint also raises allegations

of retaliation.

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.

Before the Court for consideration is the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate

Judge Hector C. Estrada, filed August 17, 2009, recommending that the District Court, after

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Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties to dismiss Plaintiff’s age discrimination

claim, this recommendation is moot. 

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its independent review of the record herein, grant Defendant’s Partial Motion to Dismiss to

the extent that the Plaintiff’s Title VII claims of discrimination based on race and religion

be dismissed pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for lack of

jurisdiction and that the remainder of Defendant’s Partial Motion to Dismiss, addressing

Plaintiff’s claims of age discrimination, filed pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), be denied

without prejudice with leave to refile as a motion for summary judgment. 1

The parties were given notice that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b), any party may serve

and file written objections within ten days after being served with a copy of this Report and

Recommendation. No objections were filed. 

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

factual analysis under the relevant legal standards of review, as set forth in the Report and

Recommendation, agrees with the findings of the Magistrate Judge and orders as follows:

IT IS ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Estrada’s Report and Recommendation

[Doc. #18] is hereby ACCEPTED and ADOPTED as the findings of fact and conclusions

of law by this Court;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant’s Partial Motion to Dismiss as to

Plaintiff’s claims of discrimination based on race and religion, [Doc. # 6] is GRANTED;

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

Estrada, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and LRCiv 72.1 and LRCiv 72.2, to determine

whether Plaintiff has any remaining claim(s) of retaliation or whether judgment should be

entered in favor of the Defendant. 

DATED this 29th day of September, 2009.

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