Source: https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/nevada/nvdce/3:2017cv00446/124369/5
Timestamp: 2017-10-18 09:26:37
Document Index: 64425543

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 636', 'arty 21', '§ 636', '§ 27', '§ 621', '§ 1983']

ORDER that the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge William G for Committe v. Pippin :: Justia Dockets & Filings
Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit Nevada Nevada District Court Committe v. Pippin Filing 5
Committe v. Pippin
ORDER that the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb ECF No. 3 is accepted and adopted; Plaintiffs Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis ECF No. 1 is granted; the Clerk file the Complaint ECF No. 1 -1; this action is dismissed with prejudice; Clerk is instructed to close this case. Signed by Judge Miranda M. Du on 10/10/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KW)
1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 8 *** 9 BRUCE COMMITTE, Case No. 3:17-cv-00446-MMD-WGC Plaintiff, 10 v. ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE WILLIAM G. COBB 11 SONJA PIPPIN, et al., 12 Defendants. 13 14 Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate 15 Judge William G. Cobb (ECF No. 3) (“R&R” or “Recommendation”). The Magistrate 16 Judge recommends granting Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF 17 No. 1) and dismissing the Complaint (ECF No. 1-1) with prejudice. Plaintiff timely filed an 18 objection thereto on August 11, 2017 (“Objection”) (ECF No. 4). 19 This Court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or 20 recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Where a party 21 timely objects to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, then the court is 22 required to “make a de novo determination of those portions of the [report and 23 recommendation] to which objection is made.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). In light of Plaintiff’s 24 objection, the Court engages in a de novo review to determine whether to adopt 25 Magistrate Judge Cook’s Recommendation. 26 The Magistrate Judge found that Plaintiff fails to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 27 1983 or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et. seq., 28 based on the decision of Defendant Sonja Pippin, an accounting faculty member of the 1 University of Nevada, Reno who was in charge of the search for a new accounting 2 faculty member to start in the Fall of 2017. (ECF No. 4.) Plaintiff alleges that Pippin did 3 not select him because of his older age. (ECF No. 1-1 at 2.) In his objection, Plaintiff 4 asserts that he is not alleging a claim under the ADEA, but is asserting a section 1983 5 equal protection claim. (ECF No. 4 at 2.) However, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 6 has held that “the ADEA precludes the assertion of age discrimination in employment 7 claims, even those seeking to vindicate constitutional rights, under § 1983.” Ahlmeyer v. 8 Nev. Sys. Of Higher Educ., 555 F.3d 1051, 1057 (9th Cir. 2009). 9 exclusive remedy is relief under the ADEA. Plaintiff argues that Ahlmeyer was overruled 10 by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Levin v. Madiga, 692 F.3d 607 (7th Cir. 2012). 11 However, the Seventh Circuit cannot overrule the Ninth Circuit. The Court is bound by 12 the Ninth Circuit Court’s holding that the ADEA is the exclusive remedy for alleged age 13 discrimination in the employment context. (ECF No. 4 at 2.) The Court therefore agrees 14 with the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation and adopts the R&R in full. 15 It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed that Thus, Plaintiff’s the Report and 16 Recommendation of Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb (ECF No. 3) is accepted and 17 adopted in its entirety. 18 19 It is further ordered that Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1) is granted 20 It is further ordered that the Clerk file the Complaint (ECF No. 1-1). 21 It is ordered that this action is dismissed with prejudice. 22 The Clerk is instructed to close this case. 23 DATED THIS 10th day of October 2017. 24 25 26 MIRANDA M. DU UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 27 28 2