Cudak v. Simmons et al

Filing 26

DECISION AND ORDER: The Report-Recommendation, dkt. # 25 , is hereby adopted. ORDERED, that the Defendant's motion for summary judgement, dkt. # 22 is hereby GRANTED. ORDERED, that the Plaintiff's complaint is hereby DISMISSED IN ITS ENTIRETY. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas J. McAvoy on 5/9/16. (served on plaintiff by regular mail) (alh, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

JAMES CUDAK,
Plaintiff,
-vs-

9:14-CV-1047
(TJM/ATB)

THOMAS GRIFFEN,
Defendant.

Thomas J. McAvoy, D.J.

DECISION and ORDER
This action, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12101 and 29 U.S.C. 794, w as
referred to the Hon. Andrew T. Baxter, United States Magistrate Judge, for a Report and
Recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Rule 72.3(d) of the Local Rules of
the Northern District of New York. Plaintiff alleges that the Defendant violated the
Americans with Disability Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, by denying him, a
blind person, the reasonable accommodation of use of a digital player while he was
incarcerated.
The Report-Recommendation, dated March 14, 2016, recommended that
Defendant’s motion for summary judgment be granted and Plaintiff’s complaint to be
dismissed in its entirety. No objections to the Report-Recommendation have been raised.
After examining the record, this Court has determined that the Report-Recommendation is
not subject to attack for plain error or manifest injustice. Accordingly, the Court adopts the
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Report-Recommendation and Order for the reasons stated therein.
The Report-Recommendation, dkt. # 25, is hereby adopted, and:
1. The Defendant’s motion for summary judgement, dkt. # 22 is hereby
GRANTED; and
2. The Plaintiff’s complaint is hereby DISMISSED IN ITS ENTIRETY.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 9, 2016

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