Hickman v. Wexford Healthcare Sources et al

Filing 82

ORDER ADOPTING 81 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, GRANTING 72 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Phil Martin, GRANTING 75 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Vipin Shah and Wexford Health Sources, Inc., and DENYING as moot 71 Motion to Dismiss for failure to comply with an Order of the Court filed by Vipin Shah and Wexford Health Sources, Inc. This action is DISMISSED with prejudice. The Clerk's Office is DIRECTED to update the docket sheet to reflect the true and accurate name of Defendant "Wexford Health Sources, Inc." Signed by Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel on 8/6/2019. (bak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
TONY HICKMAN,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 17-cv-939-NJR-RJD

v.
WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC.,
VIPIN SHAH, and PHIL MARTIN,
Defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROSENSTENGEL, Chief Judge:
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of United
States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly (Doc. 81) regarding the motion for summary
judgment filed by Phil Martin (Docs. 72 and 73) and the motion for summary judgment
filed by Vipin Shah and Wexford Health Sources, Inc.1 (Docs. 75 and 76). The Report and
Recommendation was entered on June 24, 2019; it recommends granting both motions
for summary judgment (Doc. 81). No objections were filed.
Where neither timely nor specific objections to the Report and Recommendation
are made, the Court should review 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).

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The Clerk’s Office is DIRECTED to update the docket sheet to reflect the true and accurate name of
Defendant “Wexford Health Sources, Inc.”

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The undersigned has reviewed Judge Daly’s Report and Recommendation and
finds there is no clear error in her findings of fact or conclusions of law. Accordingly, the
Report and Recommendation (Doc. 81) is ADOPTED in its entirety. The Court GRANTS
the motion for summary judgment filed by Phil Martin (Docs. 72 and 73) and GRANTS
the motion for summary judgment filed by Vipin Shah and Wexford Health Sources, Inc.
(Docs. 75 and 76). The Court also DENIES as moot the Motion to Dismiss for failure to
comply with an Order of the Court filed by Defendants Wexford Health Sources, Inc. and
Vipin Shah (Doc. 71). This action is DISMISSED with prejudice.
Finally, the Clerk’s Office is DIRECTED to update the docket sheet to reflect the
true and accurate name of Defendant “Wexford Health Sources, Inc.”
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: August 6, 2019
s/ Nancy J. Rosenstengel__________
NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL
Chief U.S. District Judge

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