United States of America v. Kain et al

Filing 59

ORDER ADOPTING 55 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS; GRANTING 51 Motion to Appoint Receiver. Signed by Judge Philip P Simon on 11/6/17. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(mlc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
FORT WAYNE DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
) CAUSE NO. 1:16-CV-145-PPS-SLC
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NORMAN E. KAIN, SALLY A. KAIN,
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SOVEREIGN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, )
STATE OF INDIANA, DEPARTMENT OF
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REVENUE, and WELLS COUNTY, INDIANA, )
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Defendants.
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ORDER
The Government filed a motion for appointment of receiver and order of sale, DE
51, which I referred to Magistrate Judge Susan L. Collins for report and
recommendation, DE 54. Judge Collins issued a report on October 13, 2017, in which
she recommended that the motion be granted and informed Mr. Kain that he had 14
days after being served with a copy of Judge Collins’ report and recommendation to
serve and file specific, written objections. [DE 55; see also Willis v. Caterpillar, Inc., 199
F.3d 902, 904 (7th Cir. 1999) (explaining that the failure to file a timely objection results
in waiver of the right to challenge a report and recommendation)).] Pursuant to Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 6(d), Mr. Kain had 17 days, or until October 30, 2017, to file his
objections. Mr. Kain did not file his objections until 2 days later, on November 1, 2017,
waiving his right to challenge the report and recommendation. [DE 57.] But even if his
objections were timely filed, the result would be the same because they do not properly

challenge Judge Collins’ recommendation. Rather, Mr. Kain appears to continue to
refute the legitimacy of the judgment against him and challenge my jurisdiction and
that of Judge Collins. I have admonished Mr. Kain several times that the Court
properly exercises jurisdiction over him and that he must accept the Court’s judgment
and cautioned him not to file similar nonsensical notices raising these same arguments.
[See, e.g., DE 33, 36, 43, 48.]
ACCORDINGLY:
Accordingly, I ADOPT Judge Collins’ report and recommendation, DE 55, and
the Government’s motion for appointment of receiver and order of sale, DE 51, is
GRANTED.
SO ORDERED.
ENTERED: November 6, 2017.
s/ Philip P. Simon
PHILIP P. SIMON, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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