Hall v. Cooper et al

Filing 23

ORDER Accepting Report & Recommendation Dated June 21, 2017 (Dkt. 21 ) and Dismissing Plaintiff's Complaint (Dkt. 1 ). Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (Sandusky, K)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

BRUCE J. HALL,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 16-cv-12610
Hon. Mark A. Goldsmith

vs.
AL COOPER and BELINDA
ONIELL,
Defendants.
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ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT & RECOMMENDATION DATED JUNE 21, 2017
(Dkt. 21) AND DISMISSING PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT (Dkt. 1)
This matter is presently before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) of
Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen, issued on June 21, 2017 (Dkt. 21). In the R&R, the magistrate
judge recommends that Plaintiff’s complaint be dismissed on the basis that the allegations in the
complaint are “attenuated, unsubstantial, frivolous, and devoid of merit.” See R&R at 1 (quoting
Apple v. Glenn, 183 F.3d 477, 479 (6th Cir. 1999)). Specifically, he found that the allegations
were conclusory and did not plausibly establish a violation of any federal right.
The parties have not filed objections to the R&R, and the time to do so has expired. See
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2). The Court has reviewed the R&R and concludes that the magistrate judge
reached the proper conclusion for the proper reasons. Therefore, the R&R is accepted and adopted
as the findings and conclusions of the Court. Plaintiff’s complaint is dismissed without prejudice.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 1, 2017
Detroit, Michigan

s/Mark A. Goldsmith
MARK A. GOLDSMITH
United States District Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record and any
unrepresented parties via the Court's ECF System to their respective email or First Class U.S. mail
addresses disclosed on the Notice of Electronic Filing on August 1, 2017.
s/Karri Sandusky
Case Manager

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