Murdock v. Bruce et al

Filing 78

ORDER: The Report and Recommendation 71 is hereby ACCEPTED and APPROVED. Defendants' Motions to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, Motions for Summary Judgment 43 & 56 are hereby DENIED. This action is hereby returned to the Magistrate Judge for further pretrial management in accordance with Local Rule 16.01. Signed by Chief Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 3/24/15. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
MARSHALL MURDOCK,
Plaintiff,
v.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, et al.
Defendants.

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Civil No. 3:12-cv-01244
Judge Sharp

ORDER
Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R & R”) of the Magistrate
Judge, recommending that Defendants Bruce, Cooper, Cole, Hakeem, Hill, Johnson, Jones,
Schoefield, Traughber and Tennessee Board of Parole’s Motions to Dismiss or, in the
Alternative, for Summary Judgment (Docket Nos. 43 & 56) be denied. (Docket No. 71). 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.
Accordingly, the Court hereby rules as follows:
1. The Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 71) is hereby ACCEPTED and
APPROVED; and

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2. Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, Motions for Summary Judgment
(Docket Nos. 43 & 56) are hereby DENIED.
This action is hereby returned to the Magistrate Judge for further pretrial management in
accordance with Local Rule 16.01.
It is SO ORDERED.

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KEVIN H. SHARP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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