Hutchison v. Putnam County Court Sheriff Dept. et al

Filing 25

ORDER: The Report and Recommendation (Docket Entry No. 23 ) is hereby ACCEPTED and APPROVED; and Plaintiff Jason Edward Hutchison's Complaint is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Clerk is directed to enter Judgment in a separate document in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58. It is SO ORDERED. Signed by District Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 2/11/14. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(afs)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NORTHEASTERN DIVISION
JASON EDWARD HUTCHISON,
Plaintiff,
v.
PUTNAM COUNTY COURT
SHERIFF’S DEPT., et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 2:13-cv-0033
Judge Sharp
Magistrate Judge Knowles

ORDER
Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R & R”) of the Magistrate
Judge, recommending that this action be dismissed without prejudice. Specifically, the R & R
provides,
The undersigned previously entered an Order on August 27, 2013 (Docket Entry
No. 17), requiring Plaintiff to file an Amended Complaint with the identities of
the John Doe defendants on or before October 30, 2013.
As of the date of the filing of this Report and Recommendation, Plaintiff has
failed to comply with the Court’s previous Order. The Court also notes that the
Order entered on August 27, 2013 (Docket Entry No. 17), has been returned to the
Clerk’s Office from two different addresses as “Attempted – Not Known” and
“Unclaimed – person not there”. Docket Nos. 19 and 22. Therefore, the
undersigned recommends that this action be dismissed without prejudice for lack
of prosecution.
(Docket Entry No. 23). No objections were made to the R & R.
Where no objections are made to the R & R, “[t]he district judge may accept, reject, or
modify the recommended disposition; receive further evidence; or return the matter to the
magistrate judge with instructions.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). Having thoroughly reviewed the
record in this case and the applicable law in accordance with Rule 72(b), the Court will accept
the R & R.
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Accordingly, the Court hereby rules as follows:
(1) The Report and Recommendation (Docket Entry No. 23) is hereby ACCEPTED and
APPROVED; and
(2) Plaintiff Jason Edward Hutchison’s Complaint is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE.
The Clerk is directed to enter Judgment in a separate document in accordance with
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58.
It is SO ORDERED.

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KEVIN H. SHARP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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