IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON
PORTLAND DIVISION
SCHEARON STEWART, JOHN FRANZ, and Case No. 3:25-cv-01310-AP
ROGER SULLIVAN, individually and on behalf of
all others similarly situated persons, ORDER
Plaintiffs,
v.
2SGR VENTURES, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.
_____________________________
MCSHANE, Judge:
Magistrate Judge Amy E. Potter filed a Findings and Recommendation (ECF No. 34)
recommending the Motion to Remand to State Court filed by Plaintiffs Stewart, Franz, and
Sullivan (ECF No. 7) be denied. The matter is now before this Court. See 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(B); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72. Plaintiffs filed objections (ECF No. 36), to which Defendants
responded (ECF No. 37). The Court reviews de novo. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(c); United States v.
Bernhardt, 840 F.2d 1441, 1444–45 (9th Cir. 1998). The Court finds no error and concludes the
report is correct.
Judge Potter’s Findings and Recommendation (ECF No. 34) is adopted in full. Plaintiffs’
Motion to Remand to State Court (ECF No. 7) is DENIED.
1 – ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 5th day of June 2026.
s/Michael J. McShane
Michael J. McShane
United States District Judge
2 – ORDER
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