Jones #221006 v. Bradley et al
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 34 , and granting Defendants' motion for summary judgment 12 ; signed by Chief Judge Paul L. Maloney (Chief Judge Paul L. Maloney, aeb)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
CURTIS LEWIS JONES, # 221006,
Plaintiff,
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AMY BRADLEY, et al.,
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Defendant.
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No. 1:10-cv-505
HONORABLE PAUL L. MALONEY
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND GRANTING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Plaintiff Jones, a prisoner under the control of the Michigan Department of Corrections,
(“MDOC”) filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants Bradley, Burgtorf,
and VanCourt filed a motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 12.) The magistrate judge issued
a report recommending the motion be granted. (ECF No. 34.) Plaintiff filed objections. (ECF No.
36.) The Court has reviewed the record, including the relevant briefs in support and in response, the
report and recommendation, objections, and relevant legal authority.
After being served with a report and recommendation (R&R) issued by a magistrate judge,
a party has fourteen days to file written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations.
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). A district court judge reviews de novo the portions
of the R&R to which objections have been filed. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b).
The Court finds the report and recommendation accurate and the conclusions well-supported.
Generally, Plaintiff’s objections find no support in the law. With the exception of the objection in
the discussion that follows, Plaintiff’s objections are OVERRULED.
Plaintiff raises one objection that bears mentioning. The magistrate judge concluded that the
grievance naming Defendant Bradley could not have been the motivating force for the misconduct
charge because the grievance was not filed until August 18, 2009, some five days after Defendant
Bradley filed the misconduct ticket. Plaintiff argues he filed his grievance on August 12, 2009,
before the misconduct ticket was filed. Both dates appear on the grievance form. Under the words
“Today’s Date,” Plaintiff typed “8-12-09.” However, where the form states “Date Received at Step
1,” the MDOC has handwritten “Aug. 18, 2009.” Because this motion must assume the facts in the
light most favorable to the non-moving party, the Court must resolve this factual dispute in
Plaintiff’s favor. In upholding Plaintiff’s objection on this factual issue, the Court finds no reason
to alter the recommendations in the report. In her affidavit, Defendant Bradley explained that the
event occurred approximately 15 minutes before her shift ended and that she was very busy at the
end of the day. She reported to work the next day at 5:00 a.m. The misconduct ticket was written
at 9:40 a.m., on August 13, 2009. Bradley avers that she would have written the misconduct ticket
regardless of whether Plaintiff filed any grievance. Plaintiff has no evidence to contradict this
statement.
Accordingly, the report and recommendation (ECF No. 34) is ADOPTED, with the
exception of the factual dispute regarding the date the grievance was filed, as the opinion of this
Court. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 12) is GRANTED. IT IS SO
ORDERED.
Date:
/s/ Paul L. Maloney
Paul L. Maloney
Chief United States District Judge
January 11, 2012
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