Vinnett v. Federal Bureau Of Prisons et al

Filing 74

MEMORANDUM OPINION ADOPTING and ACCEPTING the 70 Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation. Signed by Judge Karon O Bowdre on 9/16/2021. (JLC)

FILED
2021 Sep-16 PM 03:44
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
WESTERN DIVISION
CATHY ROSS VINNETT,
Plaintiff,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.

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Case No. 7:18-cv-00345-KOB-GMB

MEMORANDUM OPINION
The Magistrate Judge entered a report on August 2, 2021, recommending that
the court grant defendant’s motion for summary judgment. (Doc. 70).

The

Magistrate Judge further recommended that the court deny Plaintiff Cathy Ross
Vinnett’s motion for a telephone conference. (Doc. 70 at 20 n.8). 1 Although the
magistrate judge advised the parties of their right to file specific written objections
within 14 days, and the Magistrate Judge subsequently granted Ms. Vinnett until
September 1, 2021 to file her objections, (doc. 73), the court has received no
objections.
Having carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the
court file, including the report and recommendation, the court ADOPTS the

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On August 3, 2021, Ms. Vinnett filed an untimely and unsworn response in opposition to the
defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Doc. 70. Therefore, the court will not consider it.

magistrate judge’s report and ACCEPTS his recommendation. Accordingly, the
court finds that no genuine issues of material fact exist and that the defendant’s
motion for summary judgment should be granted. The court further finds that Ms.
Vinnett’s motion for a telephone conference should be denied.
DONE and ORDERED this 16th day of September, 2021.

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KARON OWEN BOWDRE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE