WILLIAMS v. OVERMYER et al

Filing 46

ORDER denying 32 Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunctive Relief and adopting Report and Recommendation 37 . For the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation 37 , which is hereby adopted as the final opinion of the Court, Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary Injunctive Relief is DENIED. Signed by Judge Susan Paradise Baxter on 9/25/18. (jdg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
KEVIN WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff,

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MICHAEL OVERMYER, et al.,
Defendants.

Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-35

Judge Susan Paradise Baxter

ORDER OF COURT
Susan Paradise Baxter, District Judge
Plaintiff initiated the instant action on January 29, 2018. ECF No. 1. On June 28, 2018,
Plaintiff filed a letter with the Court that was construed as a request for preliminary injunctive
relief. ECF No. 32. Following a hearing held on August 8, 2018, the undersigned, then a United
States Magistrate Judge, issued a Report and Recommendation that Plaintiff’s request for a
preliminary injunction be denied. ECF No. 37. In response, Plaintiff filed objections to the
Report and Recommendation. ECF No. 42.
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 19, 2018. ECF No. 43.
After conducting a thorough de novo review of Plaintiff’s objections, the Court stands by
the conclusions set forth in the Report and Recommendation. Accordingly, it is HEREBY
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation issued on August 9, 2018, is converted into a
final Memorandum Opinion. Consistent with the recommendation therein, Plaintiff’s motion for
preliminary injunctive relief is DENIED.

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/s/ Susan Paradise Baxter
SUSAN PARADISE BAXTER
United States District Judge
Dated: September 25, 2018

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