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Byrnes v. Biser

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Oct 23, 2007
Civil Action No. 06-249J (W.D. Pa. Oct. 23, 2007)

Summary

dismissing claim challenging denial of Creativity text as containing racially inflammatory materials

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Opinion

Civil Action No. 06-249J.

October 23, 2007


MEMORANDUM ORDER


Brian Byrne's complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was received by the Clerk of Courts on November 24, 2006, and was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Francis X. Caiazza for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and Rules 72.1.3 and 72.1.4 of the Local Rules for Magistrates.

The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, filed on September 11, 2007, recommended that the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss be granted. The parties were allowed ten days from the date of service to file objections. Service was made on the Plaintiff by First Class United States Mail delivered to his place of incarceration, the State Correctional Institution at Somerset, Pennsylvania. Objections were due on or before September 27, 2007. No objections have been filed.

After de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, the following order is entered:

AND NOW, this 22nd day of October, 2007,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 8) is GRANTED.

The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Caiazza, (Doc. 15), dated September 11, 2007, is adopted as the opinion of the court. The Clerk is directed to mark this case CLOSED.


Summaries of

Byrnes v. Biser

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Oct 23, 2007
Civil Action No. 06-249J (W.D. Pa. Oct. 23, 2007)

dismissing claim challenging denial of Creativity text as containing racially inflammatory materials

Summary of this case from Todd v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
Case details for

Byrnes v. Biser

Case Details

Full title:BRIAN BYRNES, Plaintiff, v. MANDY BISER, et al., Defendants

Court:United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Oct 23, 2007

Citations

Civil Action No. 06-249J (W.D. Pa. Oct. 23, 2007)

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