Smith v. Doyle

Filing 50

ORDER Adopting 48 Report and Recommendation, GRANTING 40 Motion for Summary Judgment, filed by D. Scott, Sean Lockhart, Dismissing Defendants Debra Skutt and Sean Lockhart with prejudice and sua sponte dismissing Defendant Cary Johnson with prejudice. Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
JACK SMITH,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO: 15-CV-10090-DT

MR. DOYLE, C. JOHNSON,
T. CRAWFORD, D. SCOTT, AND
SEAN LOCKHART,
Defendants.
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ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
This matter was referred to United States Magistrate R. Steven Whalen pursuant to
28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 72.1. In his report filed on July 5, 2017, the
magistrate judge recommended that this court grant Defendants Debra Skutt and Sean
Lockhart’s [Dkt # 40] Motion for Summary Judgment. He further recommended that
Defendant Cary Johnson be sua sponte dismissed with prejudice. No objections have been
filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 636(b)(1)(C), thus further appeal rights are waived.1
Having reviewed the file and the report, the court concludes that the findings and
conclusions of the magistrate judge are correct and ADOPTS the same for purposes of this
Order.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, for the reasons set forth in the Magistrate Judge’s
Report and Recommendation, Defendants’ [Dkt # 40] Motion for Summary Judgment is
GRANTED and that Defendants Debra Skutt and Sean Lockhart are DISMISSED WITH
PREJUDICE.

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The failure to object to the magistrate judge’s report releases the court from its duty to
independently review the motion. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Cary Johnson is sua sponte DISMISSED
WITH PREJUDICE.

S/Robert H. Cleland
ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: August 29, 2017

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record and/or
pro se parties on this date, August 29, 2017, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.

S/Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
[phone]

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