Lane v. Whipple et al

Filing 70

ORDER Accepting and Adopting 69 Report and Recommendation re 56 Motion for Summary Judgment - Signed by District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds. (LBar)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
KEITH LANE,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 20-13444

v.

Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds

CONNIE WHIPPLE, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
JANUARY 6, 2023 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [69]
This is a pro se prisoner civil rights lawsuit filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Plaintiff
Keith Lane alleging he was denied adequate medical care while in the custody of the
Michigan Department of Corrections. (ECF No. 1.) The case has been referred to
Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford for all pre-trial matters. (ECF No. 15.) Before the
Court is the Magistrate Judge’s January 6, 2023 report and recommendation to grant
Defendants Connie Whipple and Natalya Stokely-Hamdan’s motion for summary
judgment. (ECF No. 69.) No party has filed objections. “[T]he failure to object to the
magistrate judge’s report[] releases the Court from its duty to independently review the
matter.” See Hall v. Rawal, No. 09-10933, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120541, at *2 (E.D.
Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985)). Nonetheless, the
Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation.

The Court, therefore,

ACCEPTS AND ADOPTS the report and recommendation (ECF No. 69) and GRANTS
Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 56). Because this order dismisses

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Plaintiff’s claims against the remaining defendants in this matter, the Court will enter a
separate judgment closing the case.
SO ORDERED.
s/Nancy G. Edmunds
Nancy G. Edmunds
United States District Judge
Dated: January 30, 2023
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record
on January 30, 2023, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Lisa Bartlett
Case Manager

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