Edwards et al v. Wilson County Government et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
MARSHALL EDWARDS and
ALICE EDWARDS,
Plaintiffs,
v.
WILSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT et
al.,
Defendants.
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Case No. 3:24-cv-00831
Judge Aleta A. Trauger
ORDER
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, the Objections (Doc. No. 89)
filed by plaintiff Alice Edwards to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (“R&R”)
(Doc. No. 88) are hereby OVERRULED, and the Report and Recommendation is ACCEPTED
in its entirety.
Accordingly, the court rules as follows, in accordance with the recommendations in the
R&R:
(1) the claims brought by plaintiff Marshall Edwards, deceased, are DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a)(1); and
(2) the Motion to Dismiss for Insufficient Service and Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Doc.
No. 64), filed by defendants Fresh Co. Foods, LLC and William Brown is GRANTED, and
plaintiff 	Alice 	Edwards’ 	claims 	against 	these 	defendants 	are 	DISMISSED 	WITHOUT
PREJUDICE under Rule 4(m) and Rule 12(b)(5) for untimely and insufficient service of process.
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All other defendants and claims having already been dismissed, this case is DISMISSED,
and this the final Order in this case, for purposes of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58.
It is so ORDERED.
ALETA A. TRAUGER
United States District Judge
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