Maria J. Prkic v. Sezzle, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Colorado accepted the magistrate judge’s recommendation after no party filed objections. The court granted in part and denied in part Sezzle, Inc.’s partial motion to dismiss, dismissing the plaintiff’s EPEWA discrimination claim and three wrongful-termination claims.

Holdings

1. When no party objects to a magistrate judge's recommendation, the district court may review the recommendation under any standard it deems appropriate; here, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error on the face of the record.
2. Defendant Sezzle, Inc.'s Partial Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint was granted in part and denied in part.
3. The court dismissed Plaintiff's EPEWA discrimination claim, her wrongful-termination-in-violation-of-public-policy claim based on alleged EPEWA violations, and her wrongful-termination-in-violation-of-public-policy claim based on Sezzle's failure to confer an official AML title and corresponding pay.

Questions Presented

1. What standard of review should the district court apply to an unobjected-to magistrate judge's recommendation?
2. Whether Defendant's partial motion to dismiss should be granted in part and denied in part.
3. Whether Plaintiff's EPEWA discrimination claim and specified wrongful-termination-in-violation-of-public-policy claims should be dismissed.

Disposition

other