Thomas v. Alabama, State of et al

Filing 14

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge R David Proctor on 12/13/13. (ASL)

FILED
2013 Dec-13 AM 10:41
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
JOSEPH THOMAS,
Plaintiff,
v.
MARSHALL COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 2:13-CV-00912-RDP-JEO

MEMORANDUM OPINION
On November 25, 2013, the Magistrate Judge filed his Report and Recommendation in this
matter recommending that this court dismiss Plaintiff’s Petition without prejudice for failing to state
a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). (Doc. # 11).
Although objections to the Report and Recommendation were due to be filed by December 10, 2013,
see Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), no objections were filed.
Having now carefully reviewed and considered de novo all of the materials in the court file,1
including the Report and Recommendation, the court is of the opinion that the Report is due to be,
and hereby is, ADOPTED, and the Recommendation is ACCEPTED. A separate order will be
entered.

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The court notes that it was not required to conduct an independent review of the Report and Recommendation
in this case because no party has filed objections. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985)(“It
does not appear that Congress intended to require district court review of a magistrate's factual or legal conclusions,
under a de novo or any other standard, when neither party objects to those findings.”). Nevertheless, the court has
reviewed the Magistrate’s Report and agrees with his conclusions.

DONE and ORDERED this

13th

day of December, 2013.

___________________________________
R. DAVID PROCTOR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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