Starks v. Wilson County Jail et al

Filing 51

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: Pending before the Court is Defendants' Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b) (6). (Doc. No. 22 .) On December 17, 2015, Magistrate Judge Brown issued a Report and Recomme ndation recommending that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss be granted. (Doc. No. 48 at 2122.) The Report and Recommendation provided that either party could file an objection within fourteen days. (Id. at 22.) Neither party has filed an object ion. Upon review, the Court finds the Report and Recommendation to be well-founded and ADOPTS it in its entirety. Accordingly, Starks' federal claims are DISMISSED with prejudice, his state law claims are DISMISSED without prejudice, and the Clerk of the Court is directed to CLOSE the case. It is so ORDERED. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Nixon on 1/25/2016. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(hb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
MICHAEL DEMOND STARKS,

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Plaintiff,
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SHERIFF ROBERT BRYAN, et al.,
Defendants.

No. 3:15-cv-00358
Judge Nixon
Magistrate Judge Brown
JURY DEMAND

ORDER
Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (Doc. No. 22.) On December 17, 2015, Magistrate Judge Brown issued
a Report and Recommendation recommending that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss be granted.
(Doc. No. 48 at 21–22.) The Report and Recommendation provided that either party could file an
objection within fourteen days. (Id. at 22.) Neither party has filed an objection.
Upon review, the Court finds the Report and Recommendation to be well-founded and
ADOPTS it in its entirety. Accordingly, Starks’ federal claims are DISMISSED with
prejudice, his state law claims are DISMISSED without prejudice, and the Clerk of the Court
is directed to CLOSE the case.
It is so ORDERED.
Entered this the 25th day of January, 2016.

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JOHN T. NIXON, SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT