Summary
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida adopted in full a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation concerning post-judgment proceedings. The court denied the judgment creditors’ motion to dismiss JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.’s counterclaim and third-party complaint for interpleader relief relating to a writ of garnishment on a blocked Raytheon-DIANCA account. No party objected to the Report and Recommendation, which the court reviewed for clear error.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's report and recommendation when no party filed objections.
- Whether the Alban judgment creditors' motion to dismiss JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.'s counterclaim and third-party complaint for interpleader relief should be granted.
Holdings
- When no party makes specific objections to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, the district court reviews the unobjected-to portions for clear error.
- The Alban judgment creditors' motion to dismiss JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.'s counterclaim and third-party complaint for interpleader relief is denied.
Key quotations
“Any portions of the report and recommendation to which no specific objections are made are reviewed only for clear error.”
“The Court has reviewed the Report for clear error and agrees with Judge Torres’s well-reasoned analysis and recommendation that the Motion should be denied.”
Factual background
The dispute concerns a blocked account of Raytheon-DIANCA that was subject to a writ of garnishment. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. filed a counterclaim and third-party complaint seeking relief in interpleader. The Alban judgment creditors moved to dismiss those claims.
Procedural history
The Alban judgment creditors moved to dismiss JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.'s counterclaim and third-party complaint for interpleader relief concerning a blocked Raytheon-DIANCA account. The matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres, who recommended denial of the motion. No party objected, so the district court reviewed the report and recommendation for clear error, adopted it in full, and denied the motion.