Redd v. Vails et al

Filing 46

ORDER Adopting Report and Recommendation - DENIES Plaintiffs motions/requests (doc. #21, 27, 29, 36 and 38), and STRIKES the Clerks entries of default against Defendants Hugan and Peters (doc. #40 and 41) Signed by District Judge Marianne O. Battani. (KDoa)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

PARRISH REDD,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 14-14340
Hon. Marianne O. Battani

v.
TERRANCE VAILS, et al.,
Defendants.
____________________________/
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff filed a pro se complaint alleging copyright infringement in November
2014. The Court referred the case to United States Magistrate Judge R. Steven
Whalen for all pretrial proceedings. On February 17, 2015, Magistrate Judge Whalen
issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending that the Court deny
Plaintiff’s Motion for Final Judgment on the Pleadings Against Defendant Terrance Vails
(Doc. No. 21), Plaintiff’s Motion for Entry of Default Final Judgment Against Defendant
Terrance Vails (Doc. No. 27), Plaintiff’s Requests to Enter Default Against Defendant
Terrance Vails (Doc. Nos. 29 and 36), and Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment as to
Chris Hugan and Marty Peters (Doc. No. 38). In addition, Magistrate Judge Whalen
recommended that the Court strike the Clerk’s entries of default against Hugan and
Peters. (Doc. Nos. 40 and 41).
In his Report and Recommendation, the Magistrate Judge informed the parties
that objections to the R&R needed to be filed “within fourteen (14) days of service” and

that a party’s failure to file objections would waive any further right of appeal. (Doc. No.
42 at 8). Neither party filed an objection. Moreover, this Court agrees with the analysis
and recommendations contained in the R&R.
Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation,
DENIES Plaintiff’s motions, and STRIKES the Clerk’s entries of default against
Defendants Hugan and Peters.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: March 25, 2015

s/Marianne O. Battani
MARIANNE O. BATTANI
United States District Judge

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing Order was served upon counsel of record via the Court's ECF System to their
respective email addresses or First Class U.S. mail to the non-ECF participants on March 25, 2015.
s/ Kay Doaks
Case Manager

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