TORRES et al v. GIROUX et al

Filing 72

ORDER and JUDGMENT. For the reasons set forth herein, the Report and Recommendation 70 issued on August 16, 2018, is hereby converted into the final opinion of the Court. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 66 is GRANTED. Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Defendants and against Plaintiff. The Clerk is directed to mark this case CLOSED. Signed by Judge Susan Paradise Baxter on 9/24/18. (jdg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JOSE TORRES,
Plaintiff,

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NANCY GIROUX, et al.,
Defendants.

Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-174

Judge Susan Paradise Baxter

ORDER OF COURT
Susan Paradise Baxter, District Judge
Plaintiff initiated the instant action on July 17, 2015. ECF No. 1. On February 9, 2018,
the remaining defendants in this action filed a Motion for Summary Judgment. ECF No. 66. On
August 16, 2018, the undersigned, then a United States Magistrate Judge, issued a Report and
Recommendation that the Motion for Summary Judgment be granted. ECF No. 70. No
objections to the Report and Recommendation were filed.
On September 14, 2018, the undersigned was sworn in as a United States District Judge.
This action was reassigned to this Court’s docket on September 17, 2018. ECF No. 71.
In light of the foregoing, it is HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation
issued on August 16, 2018, is converted into a final Memorandum Opinion. Consistent with the
recommendation therein, Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. Judgment
is hereby entered in favor of Defendants and against Plaintiff as to all claims. The Clerk is
directed to mark this case closed.

/s/ Susan Paradise Baxter
SUSAN PARADISE BAXTER
United States District Judge
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Dated: September 24, 2018

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