Johnson v. Stokes

Filing 6

ORDER,ACCEPTS IN WHOLE 5 Report and Recommendations ; finding as moot 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. This action is DISMISSED. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Order to plaintiff and CLOSE the case.Signed by District Judge Harry S Mattice, Jr on 3/1/2016. (SAC, )Copy mailed to plaintiff Johnson.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT CHATTANOOGA
ROBERT P. JOHNSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
CASEY STOKES, Judge Meigs County,
Defendant.

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Nos.

1:15-CV-166-HSM-SKL-1

ORDER
This civil matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation entered by
United States Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee on July 22, 2015 (“R&R”) [Doc. 5]. In the R&R,
Magistrate Judge Lee recommends dismissal of the complaint because it seeks money damages
from a state-court judicial official immune from such relief [Id. at 1 (noting the complaint seeks
$100,000 from Judge Casey Stokes of the General Sessions court for Meigs County,
Tennessee)]. No timely objections to the R&R have been filed and enough time has passed to
treat any objections as having been waived. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72.
After careful review of the matter, the Court is in agreement with Magistrate Judge Lee’s
recommendation, which the Court adopts and incorporates into its ruling. Accordingly, the
Court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the R&R [Doc. 5]; the action is DISMISSED. Plaintiff’s
pending motion to proceed in forma pauperis [Doc. 2] will be DENIED as moot. The Clerk of
Court is DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Order to Plaintiff and CLOSE the case.
SO ORDERED.
/s/ Harry S. Mattice, Jr._______
HARRY S. MATTICE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE