Opinion
Civil Action No. 15-253
08-18-2015
VIRGIL BARCLAY, Plaintiff, v. KAREN SOKOL, et al., Defendants.
Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(l)(A) and (B), and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 72.
On July 28, 2015, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 8) recommending that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 2), which was converted into a Motion for Summary Judgment as to the issue of exhaustion (Doc. 4), be granted for Plaintiff's failure to exhaust his administrative remedies as required by the Prison Litigation Reform Act. Service of the Report and Recommendation was made on the parties, and no objections have been filed. After a review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, the following Order is entered:
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, which was converted into a Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 2) is GRANTED for Plaintiff's failure to exhaust his administrative remedies. The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Lenihan, dated July 28, 2015, is adopted as the opinion of the District Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED. August 18, 2015
s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
United States District Judge
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