Lindsey #256676 v. Wertanen et al

Filing 65

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 64 re 60 : Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 60 is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART; case to continue on Plaintiff's Eighth Amendment and assault and battery claims; signed by Judge Gordon J. Quist (Judge Gordon J. Quist, jmt)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
NORTHERN DIVISION

JAMES LINDSEY #256676,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 2:16-CV-30

v.
HON. GORDON J. QUIST
RICK WERTANEN, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
On April 27, 2018, Magistrate Judge Greeley issued a Report and Recommendation
recommending that the Court grant Defendants’ motion for summary judgment with regard to
Plaintiff’s retaliation, abuse of process, and defamation, libel and slander claims and deny it with
regard to Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment and assault and battery claims.

The Report and

Recommendation was duly served on the parties on April 27, 2018. No objections have been filed
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). Therefore the Court will adopt the Report and Recommendation.
Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the April 27, 2018, Report and Recommendation (ECF
No. 64) is ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No.
60) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Plaintiff’s retaliation, abuse of process,
and defamation, libel and slander claims are dismissed with prejudice. The case will continue on
Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment and assault and battery claims.

Dated: May 16, 2018

/s/ Gordon J. Quist
GORDON J. QUIST
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE