Wiggins v. University Hospital et al

Filing 16

ORDER vacating this order 13 Order on Report and Recommendations. Further, plaintiff's objections are overruled and the R&R is Adopted and defendants Thomas and Mason are Dismissed. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 6/26/17. (cmr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
AUGUSTA DIVISION

MACHELLE WIGGINS,
Plaintiff,
CV 117-026

v.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;
DANETTE THOMAS; and
VITA MASON,
Defendants.

ORDER

Plaintiff commenced the above-captioned employment discrimination case pro se and

is proceeding in forma pauperis ("IFP"). Upon screening the complaint, the Magistrate

Judge found Plaintiff had arguably stated claims for racial discrimination and retaliation
under Title VII, and directed the United States Marshal to serve Defendant University

Hospital. (Doc. no. 8.) In a companion Report and Recommendation ("R&R"), the
Magistrate Judge recommended dismissal of Defendants

Thomas and Mason because relief

under Title VII is against the employer, not individual employees who violated the Act.
(Doc. no. 6, p. 4.)
Plaintiff has now submitted her objections to the Magistrate Judge's R&R (doc. no.

15), and because the Court adopted the Magistrate Judge's R&R before Plaintiff submitted

her objections, the Court VACATES its earlier adoptidn order (doc. no. 13). Reviewing

Plaintiffs objections, which include numerous medical and employment records, the Court
finds Plaintiffs objections do not change the Court's prior ruling that dismissal of the
individual Defendants is proper.

Accordingly, the

Court OVERRULES Plaintiffs

objections, ADOPTS the R&R of the Magistrate Judg^ as its opinion and DISMISSES
Defendants Thomas and Mason.

SO ORDERED this^^day of June, 2017, at Augusta, Georgia.

J. RANJ3AIIHALL, CHIEF JUDGI

UNITED !5^ATES DISTRICT COURT
iOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA