Geisert v. Brown

Filing 11

ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 9 and DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE ; signed by Judge Robert Holmes Bell (Judge Robert Holmes Bell, kcb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN S O U T H E R N DIVISION

C H R I S T O P H E R P. GEISERT, P l a in tif f , v. H O N . ROBERT HOLMES BELL B E R N A R D BROWN, D e f e n d a n t. / O R D E R APPROVING AND ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION O n April 21, 2010, Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville issued a Report and R ec om m en dation ("R&R") (Dkt. No. 9) recommending that Plaintiff Christopher P. Geisert's p ro se complaint be dismissed without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction or, if Plaintiff is able to amend to allege the existence of diversity jurisdiction, that the case be transferred to the N o rth e rn District of Texas. The R&R was duly served on the parties. No objections have b e e n filed, and the deadline for doing so has expired. The Court has reviewed the matter and c o n c lu d e s that the R&R correctly analyzes the issues and makes a sound recommendation. A c c o r d i n g l y, I T IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's April 21, 2101, R&R (Dkt. N o . 9) is APPROVED and ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court. File No. 1:10-CV-120

I T IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED WITHOUT P R E J U D IC E for lack of jurisdiction.

Dated: June 8, 2010

/s/ Robert Holmes Bell ROBERT HOLMES BELL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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