Memorandum Opinion and Order

Pending before the court is the plaintiffs’ motion for entry of default judgment and sanctions [Docket 106].  The matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Mary E. Stanley.  Magistrate Judge Stanley treated the plaintiffs’ motion as dispositive under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b) and issued proposed findings and a recommendation that the court deny the plaintiffs’ motion [Docket 123].  The plaintiffs timely filed objections to the findings and recommendation by the Magistrate Judge [Docket 126].  For the reasons that follow, the court AFFIRMS Magistrate Judge Stanley’s findings.