Johnson et al v. City of Rockford et al

Filing 152

ORDER : Before the court is a report and recommendation ("R&R") from the magistrate judge that this court grant defendants' motion to bar live testimony of Lonnie Young and Toni Gulley and deny defendants' request for sanctions related to their motion to compel. Any objection to the R&R was to be filed by January 10, 2017. No objection has been received. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-50 (1985). Having reviewed the R& R [Johnson, Dkt. 150; Anderson, Dkt. 130] and finding no error, the court adopts the R&R in full and grants defendants' motion to bar Young's and Gulley's live testimony [Johnson, Dkt. 131; Anderson, Dkt. 113] and denies defendants' request for sanctions [Johnson, Dkt. 128; Anderson, Dkt. 111]. Signed by the Honorable Frederick J. Kapala on 1/19/2017. Mailed notice (jp, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
Lumont Johnson, et al.,
Tyjuan Anderson,
Plaintiffs,
v.
City of Rockford, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No: 15 C 50064
Case No: 15 C 50065

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Judge Frederick J. Kapala

ORDER
Before the court is a report and recommendation (“R&R”) from the magistrate judge that this
court grant defendants’ motion to bar live testimony of Lonnie Young and Toni Gulley and deny
defendants’ request for sanctions related to their motion to compel. Any objection to the R&R
was to be filed by January 10, 2017. No objection has been received. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1);
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-50 (1985). Having reviewed the R&R
[Johnson, Dkt. 150; Anderson, Dkt. 130] and finding no error, the court adopts the R&R in full
and grants defendants’ motion to bar Young’s and Gulley’s live testimony [Johnson, Dkt. 131;
Anderson, Dkt. 113] and denies defendants’ request for sanctions [Johnson, Dkt. 128; Anderson,
Dkt. 111].

Date: 1/19/2017

ENTER:
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FREDERICK J. KAPALA
District Judge