Brown v. Bradshaw

Filing 14

Memorandum of Opinion and Order: This matter is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Ruiz (Doc. 13 ) which recommends denial of the petitioner's motion for partial summary judgment. Petitioner did not file objections to the recommendation. The Report and Recommendation is ACCEPTED. Judge Patricia A. Gaughan on 3/21/17. (LC,S) re 11

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION

Jeffrey Brown,
Plaintiff,
Vs.
Margaret Bradshaw,
Defendant.

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CASE NO. 1:16 CV 838
JUDGE PATRICIA A. GAUGHAN

Memorandum of Opinion and Order

Introduction
This matter is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate
Judge Ruiz (Doc. 13) which recommends denial of the petitioner’s motion for partial summary
judgment. Petitioner did not file objections to the recommendation. For the following reasons,
the Report and Recommendation is ACCEPTED.
Standard of Review
Rule 8(b) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts
provides, “The judge must determine de novo any proposed finding or recommendation to which
objection is made. The judge may accept, reject, or modify any proposed finding or
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recommendation.” When no objections have been filed this Court need only satisfy itself that
there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation. See
Advisory Committee Notes 1983 Addition to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72.
Discussion
Petitioner is incarcerated as a result of his 2014 conviction in the Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas Court. Magistrate Judge Ruiz is considering the merits of the parties’ arguments
as presented in the Petition, Answer, and Traverse. Petitioner moved for partial summary
judgment on the basis that the respondent did not respond to petitioner’s Traverse. The
Magistrate Judge correctly points out that respondent was not required to do so. Accordingly,
the respondent did not waive any defenses or arguments. Having found no clear error, the Court
accepts the Report and Recommendation, which is incorporated herein. Accordingly, the
petitioner’s motion for partial summary judgment is denied. This matter is returned to the
Magistrate Judge for consideration of the Petition.
Conclusion
For the foregoing reasons, the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Ruiz is
accepted.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Patricia A. Gaughan
PATRICIA A. GAUGHAN
United States District Judge
Dated: 3/21/17

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