Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Inc.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided March 18, 1997No. 95-1019-22BEPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CURRIE, District Judge.
This action arises out of Plaintiffs April 7, 1994, termination by former Defendant Esab Group, Inc. (hereinafter “Esab”).1 Esab terminated Plaintiff after receiving an alcohol-positive urine test report from Defendant Lab Corp.
Pursuant to Local Rule, this matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Margaret B. Seymour. Under the authority of 28 U:S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and Rule 72(a), Fed.R.Civ.P., a Magistrate Judge is authorized to enter an order on a pretrial matter that is not dispositive of a claim. In contrast, when a dispositive motion such as a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Mathews v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Garcia Jay Wright v. George Collins, Warden, Maryland Penitentiary Dr. Berry Officer Larry DonnellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Edward Lester Schronce, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Eloise HOWARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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