Eckerd v. The Georgia Department of Corrections et al

Filing 26

ORDER ADOPTING 24 Report and Recommendations of the Magistrate Judge as the opinion of the Court, DISMISSES Eckerd's Complaint, and DIRECTS the Clerk to enter the appropriate judgment of dismissal and to CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge Lisa G. Wood on 8/28/2017. (ca)

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ANDREW WILLIAM ECKERD,

Plaintiff,

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2:17-cv-21

THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS;STATE OF GEORGIA;
JENNIFER S. CANNON;JUDGE STEPHEN
D. KELLEY;and BRUNSWICK CIRCUIT
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE,
Defendants.

ORDER

Presently before the Court are Plaintiff Andrew William
Eckerd's {^'Eckerd") Objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report

and Recommendation dated July 11, 2017.

Dkt. No. 25.

In his

Objections, Eckerd objects to the Magistrate Judge's
Recommendation that this Court dismiss his Complaint for failure
to follow the Court's Order to amend his Complaint and for
failure to state a claim.

Id.

Eckerd asserts that he properly

amended his Complaint, as ordered by the Court, and that all his
claims are related.

Id. at p. 2.

The Court OVERRULES Eckerd's Objections.

A0 72A

(Rev. 8/82)

A review of the

record reveals that the Magistrate Judge properly concluded that
Eckerd did not amend his Complaint in accordance with the
instructions contained in the Court's May 12, 2017, Order.

Specifically, Eckerd did not limit his Complaint to facts
arising from the same transaction, occurrence, or series of
transactions or occurrences.

Accordingly, after an independent

and de novo review of the entire record, the Court CONCURS with

and ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation,
dkt. no. 24, as the opinion of the Court, DISMISSES Eckerd's
Complaint, and DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to enter the

appropriate judgment of dismissal and to CLOSE this case.

The

Court DENIES Eckerd in forma pauperis statU/p on appeal.

so ORDERED, this

^

HONI. LISA GODBEY WOOD, JUDGE

SOU^^N DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

/ 2017.