Gay v. Schofield

Filing 31

ORDER: The Court finds the Report 27 to be well-founded and ADOPTS it in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court hereby GRANTS the Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment 10 . The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close the case. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Nixon on 10/14/16. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
WILLIAM M. GAY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
DERRICK SCHOFIELD,
Commissioner of the Tennessee
Department of Correction,
Defendant.

No. 3:16-CV-00018
Judge Nixon
Magistrate Judge Knowles

ORDER
Pending before the Court is Defendant Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of
Correction Derrick Schofield’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 10). Magistrate Judge
Knowles issued a Report and Recommendation (“Report”) recommending that Defendant’s
Motion be granted (Doc. No. 27 at 13). The Report was filed on July 25, 2016, and provided
fourteen days in which either party could file an objection (Id. at 13). Plaintiff William M. Gay
filed an objection on August 22, 2016 (Doc. No. 30).
Upon review of this matter, the Court finds the Report to be well-founded and ADOPTS
it in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court hereby GRANTS the Defendant’s motion. The Clerk of
the Court is DIRECTED to close the case.
It is so ORDERED.
Entered this the 14th day of October, 2016.

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JOHN T. NIXON, SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT