Watkins v. Arntz

Filing 45

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 44 ; granting defendant's motion for summary judgment 33 ; denying as moot defendant's motion for summary judgment 16 ; signed by Chief Judge Paul L. Maloney (Chief Judge Paul L. Maloney, acr)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

WILLIAM WATKINS,
Plaintiff,
Case No.: 1:13-cr-147
v.
HONORABLE PAUL L. MALONEY

MARK ARNTZ,
Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation filed by United States Magistrate
Judge Joseph G. Scoville in this action (ecf No. 44). The Report and Recommendation was duly
served on the parties. No objections have been filed.
ACCORDINGLY, the Report and Recommendation is hereby adopted as the opinion of the
Court.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the defendant's motion for summary judgment (ECF
No. 33) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant's motion for summary judgment based on
the affirmative defense provided by 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a) (ECF No. 16) is DENIED AS MOOT.

Dated: December 12, 2013

/s/ Paul L. Maloney
Paul L. Maloney
Chief United States District Judge