Vanderbilt Univ. v. Scholastic, Inc.

WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR., CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

*832Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation ("R & R") from the Magistrate Judge (Doc. No. 67) concerning Vanderbilt University's ("Vanderbilt") Motion to Disqualify Neal & Harwell, PLC ("Neal & Harwell") from the representation of Defendant Ted S. Hasselbring (Doc. No. 49). Hasselbring has timely filed objections (Doc. Nos. 69, 70), Vanderbilt has responded (Doc. No. 73), and Neal & Harwell has replied (Doc. No. 76).

I. Legal Standard

As an initial matter, the parties appear to have been flummoxed because the Magistrate Judge…