Ross v. Gossett et al

Filing 508

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS (Doc. 507 ) and GRANTING Motion to Sever (Doc. 462 ). The following cases are hereby SEVERED from this action: Turner v. Spiller, et al., 3:16-cv-131-SMY-MAB; Williams v. Mull, et al., 3:15-cv-523-SMY-MAB; and, Chairs v. IDOC, et al., 3:15-cv-1359-SMY-MAB. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to file this Order in those cases. Signed by Judge Staci M. Yandle on 3/25/2019. (sgp)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS DEMETRIUS ROSS, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. GREG GOSSETT, et al, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 15-CV-309-SMY-MAB MEMORANDUM AND ORDER YANDLE, District Judge: This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (“Report”) of United States Magistrate Judge Mark A. Beatty (Doc. 507), recommending that Plaintiff’s Motion to Sever Claim as to Plaintiffs Williams, Chairs, and Turner (Doc. 462) be granted. No objections to the Report have been filed. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b)(2); SDIL-LR 73.1(b). For the following reasons, Judge Beatty’s Report is ADOPTED. When neither timely nor specific objections are made, the Court need not conduct a de novo review of the Report. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). Instead, the Court reviews the Report for clear error. Johnson v. Zema Systems Corp., 170 F.3d 734, 739 (7th Cir. 1999). The Court may then “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Here, Judge Beatty thoroughly discussed and supported his conclusion that Plaintiffs Turner, Williams, and Chairs’ claims should be severed from this putative class action and that their previously filed cases should be reinstated. The Court finds no clear error with Judge Beatty’s findings, analysis, or conclusions, and accordingly, adopts his Report and Page 1 of 2 Recommendation in its entirety. Accordingly, the following cases are hereby SEVERED from this action: Turner v. Spiller, et al., 3:16-cv-131-SMY-MAB; Williams v. Mull, et al., 3:15-cv-523-SMY-MAB; and, Chairs v. IDOC, et al., 3:15-cv-1359-SMY-MAB. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to file this Order in those cases. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: March 25, 2019 s/ Staci M. Yandle STACI M. YANDLE United States District Judge Page 2 of 2

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