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Applegate v. Annucci

United States District Court, N.D. New York
Jul 10, 2008
9:02-CV-0276 (LEK/DEP) (N.D.N.Y. Jul. 10, 2008)

Summary

holding that letter written to superintendent, without response, was insufficient to find personal involvement or awareness on behalf of superintendent

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Opinion

9:02-CV-0276 (LEK/DEP).

July 10, 2008


DECISION AND ORDER


This matter comes before the Court following a Report-Recommendation filed on June 2, 2008, by the Honorable David E. Peebles, United States Magistrate Judge, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and L.R. 72.3(c) of the Northern District of New York. Report-Rec. (Dkt. No. 53).

Within ten days, excluding weekends and holidays, after a party has been served with a copy of a Magistrate Judge's Report-Recommendation, the party "may serve and file specific, written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations," FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b), in compliance with L.R. 72.1. No objections have been raised in the allotted time with respect to Judge Peeble's Report-Recommendation. Furthermore, after examining the record, the Court has determined that the Report-Recommendation is not subject to attack for plain error or manifest injustice.

Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED, that the Report-Recommendation (Dkt. No. 53) is APPROVED and ADOPTED in its ENTIRETY; and it is further

ORDERED, that Defendants' Motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 52) is GRANTED and it is further ORDERED, that Plaintiff's Complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is DISMISSED in its entirety, without prejudice against defendant C.O. Gardner, but otherwise with prejudice; and it is further

ORDERED, that the Clerk serve a copy of this Order on all parties.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


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Applegate v. Annucci

United States District Court, N.D. New York
Jul 10, 2008
9:02-CV-0276 (LEK/DEP) (N.D.N.Y. Jul. 10, 2008)

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Case details for

Applegate v. Annucci

Case Details

Full title:BRADFORD APPLEGATE, Plaintiff, v. ANTHONY J. ANNUCCI, et al., Defendants

Court:United States District Court, N.D. New York

Date published: Jul 10, 2008

Citations

9:02-CV-0276 (LEK/DEP) (N.D.N.Y. Jul. 10, 2008)

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