Legal Opinion

Downing v. Globe Direct LLC

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided August 25, 2011No. Civil Action No. 10-11138-JLTPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

TAURO, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Matthew K. Downing (“Plaintiff’) filed suit against Globe Direct LLC (“Defendant”), alleging a violation of federal driver privacy-protection laws.1 Defendant has moved for judgment on the pleadings arguing, inter alia, that Plaintiff has failed to join Massachusetts, which is a necessary and indispensable party to this case. Presently at issue are Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [# 34] and Plaintiffs Cross-Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [#37]. For the following reasons, Defendant’s Motion is ALLOWED IN PART, and…

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Downing v. Globe Direct LLCCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
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