Smith v. Kuzo et al

Filing 45

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION of the magistrate judge 42 , GRANTING defts' motion for partial summ jdgmt 27 in favor of defts DeRose, Dauphin County & Dauphin Co Prison Board, directing Clrk of Ct to enter JUDGMENT in favor of said defts, DISMISSING John Doe defts & 1st Amendment claims of pltf per parties' stip, & noting pretrial scheduling order shall issue separately. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Honorable Christopher C. Conner on 11/24/10. (ki)

Smith v. Kuzo et al

Doc. 45

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

RICHARD SMITH, Plaintiff v. DAUPHIN COUNTY CORRECTIONS SERGEANT KUZO, JAMES MILLER, WARDEN DOMINICK L. DeROSE, COUNTY OF DAUPHIN, DAUPHIN COUNTY PRISON BOARD, Defendants

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:08-CV-1277 (Judge Conner)

ORDER AND NOW, this 24th day of November, 2010, upon consideration of the report of United States Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson (Doc. 42), recommending that defendants' motion for partial summary judgment (Doc. 27) be granted, and, following an independent review of the record and noting that plaintiff filed objections1 to the report on September 22, 2010 (Doc. 43), and the court finding Judge Carlson's analysis to be thorough and well-reasoned, and the court finding plaintiff's objections to be without merit and squarely addressed by Judge Carlson's report, it is hereby ORDERED that:

Where objections to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation are filed, the court must perform a de novo review of the contested portions of the report. Supinski v. United Parcel Serv., Civ. A. No. 06-0793, 2009 WL 113796, at *3 (M.D. Pa. Jan. 16, 2009) (citing Sample v. Diecks, 885 F.2d 1099, 1106 n. 3 (3d Cir. 1989); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(c)). "In this regard, Local Rule of Court 72.3 requires `written objections which . . . specifically identify the portions of the proposed findings, recommendations or report to which objection is made and the basis for those objections.'" Id. (citing Shields v. Astrue, Civ. A. No. 07-417, 2008 WL 4186951, at *6 (M.D. Pa. Sept. 8, 2008)).

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The report of Magistrate Judge Carlson (Doc. 42) is ADOPTED. Defendants' motion for partial summary judgment (Doc. 27) is GRANTED in favor of Defendants DeRose, Dauphin County and Dauphin County Prison Board. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter JUDGMENT in favor of Defendants DeRose, Dauphin County and Dauphin County Prison Board. As per the stipulation of the parties, the John Doe Defendants and First Amendment claims of Plaintiff are DISMISSED. A pretrial scheduling order shall issue separately.

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S/ Christopher C. Conner CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER United States District Judge