Brinkley v. Loftis et al

Filing 28

ORDER: The Magistrate Judge's 15 Report and Recommendation is ACCEPTED and APPROVED. Defts' 8 Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, and the claims against defts Sumner County Sheriff Department, James M. Hunter, Wade Smith, and Cheryl McPherson are DISMISSED. Signed by District Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 8/28/12. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(rd)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
DAVID BRINKLEY,
Plaintiff,

v.
THEODORE G. LOFTIS, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 3:11-1158
Judge Sharp

ORDER
On June 22, 2012, the Magistrate Judge entered a Report and Recommendation (Docket No.
15), recommending that the Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Docket No. 8) filed on
behalf Defendants Judge James M. Hunter, Cheryl McPherson, Magistrate Judge Wade Smith and the
Sumner County Sheriff’s Department be granted. Despite being specifically advised in the Report and
Recommendation that any objections to the recommended dismissal needed to be filed within fourteen
days of receipt, Plaintiff has filed no objections.
Having conducted a de novo review of the matter in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), the
Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation. Accordingly,
(1) The Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 15) is hereby ACCEPTED and APPROVED;
(2) The Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 8) filed on behalf of Defendants Judge James M.
Hunter, Cheryl McPherson, Magistrate Judge Wade Smith and the Sumner County Sheriff’s
Department is hereby GRANTED and the claims against those Defendants are hereby DISMISSED.
It is SO ORDERED.

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KEVIN H. SHARP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE