Jones v. University of Memphis et al

Filing 249

ORDER denying 197 Motion for Sanctions; finding as moot 216 Motion to Strike; adopting 239 Report and Recommendation. Signed by Judge Jon Phipps McCalla on 11/7/16. (McCalla, Jon)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION
GINA JONES,
Plaintiff,
v.
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, and
TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS,
Defendants.

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No. 15-cv-02148-JPM-cgc

ORDER ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation filed by
Magistrate Judge Claxton on October 19, 2016.

(ECF No. 239.)

In the Report and Recommendation, the Magistrate Judge
recommends that Defendants’ Motion for Sanctions (ECF No. 197)
be denied.

(Id. at 1.)

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b)(2),
“[w]ithin 14 days after being served with a copy of the
recommended disposition, a party may serve and file specific
written objections to the proposed findings and
recommendations.”

Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2).

No objections to

the Report and Recommendation have been filed, and the time for
filing objections expired on November 2, 2016.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2), 6(d), 72(b)(2).

See

“When no timely objection is filed, the court need only
satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the
record in order to accept the recommendation.”
72(b) advisory committee notes.

Fed. R. Civ. P.

On clear-error review of the

Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, the Court hereby
ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 239) in its
entirety.
Accordingly, pursuant to the Report and Recommendation,
Defendants’ Motion for Sanctions (ECF No. 197), filed on
September 13, 2016, is DENIED.

Pursuant to the Report and

Recommendation, Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Defendants’ Motion
for Sanctions (ECF No. 216) is DENIED AS MOOT.

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 7th day of November, 2016.

/s/ Jon P. McCalla
JON P. McCALLA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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