HICKOX v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al

Filing 55

MEMORANDUM ORDER denying 48 Motion for Summary Judgment; 54 Report and Recommendation is adopted as the opinion of the Court. The matter remains with the Magistrate Judge for pretrial proceedings, and as more fully stated in said Memorandum Order. Signed by Judge Kim R. Gibson on 9/20/2018. (dlg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JUSTIN M. HICKOX,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 3:14-cv-55-KRG-KAP

V.

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.,
Memorandum Order
This matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Keith A.
Pesto for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates
Act, 28 U.S.C.§ 636, and Local Civil Rule 72.
The Magistrate Judge filed a Report and Recommendation
on July 26,

2018,

ECF no.

54,

recommending that the plaintiff's

motion for summary judgment,

ECF no.

were

to

notified

fourteen

days

that
to

pursuant
file

written

28

48,

be denied.

U.S.C. §

objections

The parties

636 (b) (1)
to

the

they had

Report

and

Recommendation. No objections were filed.
After review of the record of this matter and the Report
and Recommendation under the "reasoned consideration" standard, see
EEOC

v.

City

of

Long

Branch,

866

F.3d

93,

100

(3d

Cir. 201 7) ( standard of review when no timely and specific objections
are filed),

the following order is entered:

AND NOW, this

+h of
day

,ZQ

September, 2018, it is

ORDERED that the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment,
ECF no. 48, is denied. The Report and Recommendation is adopted as
the opinion of the Court. The matter remains with the Magistrate
Judge for pretrial proceedings.
BY THE COURT:

KIM R. GIBSON,
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Notice to counsel of record by ECF and by U.S. Mail to:
Justin Hickox MD-0067
S.C.I. Benner
301 Institution Drive
Bellefonte, PA 16823

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