Coggins v. Department of Human Resources, et al (MAG+)

Filing 9

ORDER directing that, upon an independent review of the file in this case and upon consideration of the 7 Recommendation, it is ORDERED that the 7 Recommendation is ADOPTED, Plaintiff's claims are DISMISSED without prejudice, and Plaintiff&# 039;s 6 Motion for Default and Default Judgment is DENIED; further, Plaintiff's 8 objection is OVERRULED because this court did not violate Plaintiff's constitutional rights by referring his case to a magistrate judge as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). Signed by Honorable William Keith Watkins on 5/11/11. (scn, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION GENE COGGINS, Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, et al., Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. 2:11-CV-0231-WKW [WO] ORDER On April 26, 2011, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation in this case to which no timely objections have been filed. (Doc. # 7.) Upon an independent review of the file in this case and upon consideration of the Recommendation, it is ORDERED that the Recommendation is ADOPTED, Plaintiff’s claims are DISMISSED without prejudice, and Plaintiff’s “Motion for Default and Default Judgment” is DENIED (Doc. # 6). Further, during the pendency of the referral of this case, Plaintiff filed a “Reply to the Illegal Order, Document #3 Dated 03/31/2011” (Doc. # 8), objecting to this court’s referral of his case to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 (Doc. # 3). Plaintiff’s objection is OVERRULED because this court did not violate Plaintiff’s constitutional rights by referring his case to a magistrate judge as authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). See United States v. Raddatz, 447 U.S. 667, 680-81 (1980) (finding that the Federal Magistrates Act does not violate due process). DONE this 11th day of May, 2011. /s/ W. Keith Watkins UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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