Beck v. Cornell University

Filing 6

DECISION AND ORDER accepting and adopting # 4 Magistrate Judge Baxter's Report and Recommendation in its entirety. Plaintiff's complaint is sua sponte dismissed in its entirety with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915(e)(2)(B)(ii)-(iii). Signed by Chief Judge Glenn T. Suddaby on 10/24/16. (lmw) (Copy served upon pro se plaintiff via regular mail)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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JOHN ALVIN BECK,
Plaintiff,
5:16-CV-1104
(GTS/ATB)

v.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY,
Defendant.
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APPEARANCES:
JOHN ALVIN BECK
Plaintiff, Pro Se
422 Champlin Road
Groton, New York 13073
GLENN T. SUDDABY, Chief United States District Judge

DECISION and ORDER
Currently before the Court, in this pro se civil rights action filed by John Alvin Beck
(“Plaintiff”) against Cornell University (“Defendant”), are United States Magistrate Andrew T.
Baxter’s Report-Recommendation recommending that Plaintiff’s Complaint be sua sponte
dismissed with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii)-(iii), and (2) Plaintiff’s
objection to the Report-Recommendation. (Dkt. Nos. 4, 5.) After carefully reviewing the
relevant filings in this action, the Court can find no error in the Report-Recommendation, clear
or otherwise: Magistrate Judge Baxter employed the proper standards, accurately recited the
facts, and reasonably applied the law to those facts. As a result, the Court accepts and adopts the
Report-Recommendation for the reasons stated therein. (Dkt. No. 4.)

ACCORDINGLY, it is
ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Baxter’s Report-Recommendation (Dkt. No. 4) is
ACCEPTED and ADOPTED in its entirety; and it is further
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is sua sponte DISMISSED in its
entirety with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii)-(iii).
Dated: October 24, 2016
Syracuse, New York
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HON. GLENN T. SUDDABY
Chief United States District Judge

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