Cohen v. Dennison et al

Filing 60

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS (Doc. 58 ): Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment are GRANTED (Docs. 32 and 33 ) and this matter is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Staci M. Yandle on 5/9/2019. (sgp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

STANLEY COHEN,
Plaintiff,
vs.
JEFFERY DENNISON and DOCTOR
DAVID,
Defendants.

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Case No. 17-CV-608-SMY-RJD

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YANDLE, District Judge:
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (“Report”) of United
States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly (Doc. 58), recommending that Defendants Jeffery Dennison
and Doctor David’s Motions for Summary Judgment for Failure to Exhaust Administrative
Remedies be granted (Docs. 32 and 33). No objections have been filed to the Report. For the
following reasons, Judge Daly’s Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED.
When neither timely nor specific objections to a Report and Recommendation are made,
the Court need not conduct a de novo review of the Report and Recommendation. See Thomas v.
Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). Instead, the Court reviews the Report and Recommendation 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 Daly thoroughly discussed and supported her conclusion that Plaintiff did not
exhaust his available administrative remedies regarding his claim in this matter. The Court finds
no clear error with respect to Judge Daly’s findings, analysis or conclusions, and adopts her Report
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and Recommendation in its entirety. Accordingly, Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment
(Docs. 32 and 33) are GRANTED and this matter is DISMISSED without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: May 9, 2019

STACI M. YANDLE
United States District Judge

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