Davis-Stone v. Edwards et al

Filing 27

ORDER Adopting 25 Report and Recommendation, Granting Defendant's 19 Motion for Summary Judgment, Dismissing Plaintiff's Claims Without Prejudice, and Overruling 26 Objections as Moot. Signed by District Judge Thomas L. Ludington. (KWin)

Case 1:20-cv-11529-TLL-EAS ECF No. 27, PageID.244 Filed 11/21/22 Page 1 of 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
NORTHERN DIVISION
LEPORIAN DAVIS-STONE,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 1:20-cv-11529

v.

Honorable Thomas L. Ludington
United States District Judge

LAWRENCE EDWARDS,
Honorable Elizabeth A. Stafford
United States Magistrate Judge

Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, GRANTING
DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DISMISSING PLAINTIFF’S
CLAIMS WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND OVERRULING OBJECTION AS MOOT
On October 26, 2022, Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford issued a report and
recommendation (R&R) recommending granting Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment and
dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint without prejudice. ECF No. 25 at PageID.234.
The R&R states that Plaintiff could object to and seek review of the R&R within 14 days
of service. But Plaintiff’s objections, dated one day too late and postmarked three days too late,
are untimely. See ECF No. 26. Because Plaintiff did not timely file objections, he has waived his
right to appeal Judge Stafford’s findings. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985).
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Judge Stafford’s Report and Recommendation, ECF
No. 25, is ADOPTED; Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 19, is GRANTED;
Plaintiff’s Complaint, ECF No. 1, is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and Plaintiff’s
Objection, ECF No. 26, is OVERRULED AS MOOT.
This is a final order and closes the above-captioned case.
Dated: November 21, 2022

s/Thomas L. Ludington
THOMAS L. LUDINGTON
United States District Judge