Robinson v. Rodarte et al

Filing 30

ORDER Accepting Report and Recommendation 26 Report and Recommendation and Denying Plaintiff's 24 Motion to Amend/Correct filed by Timothy R. Robinson. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
TIMOTHY R. ROBINSON,
Case No. 16-cv-13691

Plaintiff,
v.
RODARTE, ET AL.,
Defendant.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
GERSHWIN A. DRAIN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
PATRICIA T. MORRIS

ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [26] AND DENYING
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO AMEND [24]
Timothy Robinson (“Plaintiff”), an incarcerated person, filed this action on
October 14, 2016. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff’s original Complaint alleges at least five
claims against at least eleven different defendants. Id. On January 17, 2017,
Defendants filed a Motion to Sever based on misjoinder of parties and claims. Dkt.
No. 22. The Plaintiff did not respond to that motion. On March 15, 2017, this Court
granted Defendants’ Motion to Sever and held that, “[t]he portion of this claim that
remains is the first claim alleged in the Complaint, that the St. Louis Correctional
Facility Mailroom Staff unlawfully opened Plaintiff’s legal mail.” Dkt. No. 25.
On February 28, 2017, Plaintiff moved to amend his complaint. The matter
was referred to Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris. On March 23, 2017, Magistrate
Judge Morris issued a Report and Recommendation urging the Court to deny
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Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend. Dkt. No. 26. Neither party filed an objection to
Magistrate Judge Morris’ Report and Recommendation. The time for filing
objections has expired. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). Upon review of the Magistrate
Judge’s Report and Recommendation, the Court concludes that the Magistrate Judge
reached the correct conclusion.
Therefore, the Court hereby ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Magistrate Judge
Morris’ March 23, 2017 Report and Recommendation [26] as this Court’s findings
of fact and conclusions of law. Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend [24] is HEREBY
DENIED. Magistrate Judge Morris has issued a scheduling order for Plaintiff’s
claims against the St. Louis Correctional Facility Mailroom Staff. Insofar as Plaintiff
still wishes to raise claims beyond those relating to the St. Louis Correctional
Facility Mailroom Staff, he must do so in a separately filed complaint.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 24, 2017
Detroit, MI

s/Gershwin A. Drain
HON. GERSHWIN A. DRAIN
United States District Court Judge

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to the attorneys
of record on this date, April 24, 2017, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.

/s/Teresa McGovern
Case Manager Generalist

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