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*1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE DIVISION STATE OF TENNESSEE, ex rel. )
JONATHAN SKRMETTI , ATTORNEY )
GENERAL and REPORTER, and )
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, ex ) 3:23-CV-00046-DCLC-JEM rel. DANIEL CAMERON, ATTORNEY ) GENERAL, )
) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. )
) IDEAL HORIZON BENEFITS, LLC d/b/a )
SOLAR TITAN USA, et al ., )
) Defendants. ) ORDER
This matter is before the Court to consider the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) of the United States Magistrate Judge [Doc. 218], in which the magistrate judge recommends that Plaintiffs’ Motion to Strike [Doc. 166] the affirmative defenses of Defendants Atnip and Kelley and Defendant Kirkland be granted in part and denied in part. The parties failed to file objections to the R&R. [1] See Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b).
After thorough consideration of the R&R and the record as a whole, the Court finds that the R&R properly analyzes the issues presented. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the R&R [Doc. 218] is ADOPTED , and Plaintiffs’ motion to strike [Doc. 166] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART . Defendants Atnip and Kelley’s Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, *2 Seventh, and Twelfth affirmative defenses and Defendant Kirkland’s Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Twelfth affirmative defenses are hereby STRIKEN from their Answers.
SO ORDERED:
s/ Clifton L. Corker United States District Judge Case 3:23-cv-00046-DCLC-JEM Document 225 Filed 10/04/23 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 6634
[1] Failure to file objections within the 14-day period pursuant to Rule 72(b) results in waiver of the right to appeal the Court’s order. Thomas v. Arn , 474 U.S. 140, 153-54 (1985). Case 3:23-cv-00046-DCLC-JEM Document 225 Filed 10/04/23 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 6633