Dixon v. West Nashville Wrecker Service et al

Filing 46

ORDER ADOPTING 43 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 40 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by United Road Towing, West Nashville Wrecker Service. The R & R (Docket No. 43 ) is hereby ACCEPTED and APPROVED. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 40 ) is hereby GRANTED. This case is hereby DISMISSED WITH 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 12/6/2012.(xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(hb)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION ANTONIO D. DIXON, Plaintiff v. WEST NASHVILLE WRECKER SERVICE and UNITED ROAD TOWING, INC., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 3:11-0784 Judge Sharp ORDER The Magistrate Judge has entered a Report and Recommendation (“R & R”) (Docket No. 43) recommending that Defendants’ unopposed Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 43) be granted, and that this case be dismissed with prejudice. Despite being specifically advised in the R & R that failure to file objections within fourteen days of receipt could “constitute a waiver of further appeal,” (Docket No. 43 at 8), Plaintiff has filed no objections. Having considered the matter de novo in accordance with Rule 72 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge that Defendants have advanced legitimate reasons for its employment actions, including its decision to terminate Plaintiff for insubordination and refusing work assignments. Plaintiff has wholly failed to present any evidence which would suggest that those reasons were pretextual. Accordingly, the Court rules as follows: (1) The R & R (Docket No. 43) is hereby ACCEPTED and APPROVED; (2) Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 40) is hereby GRANTED; 1 (3) This case is hereby DISMISSED WITH 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. ____________________________________ KEVIN H. SHARP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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