Opinion
1:19-cv-156
07-19-2021
BRYAN KANU, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF CINCINNATI, et at.. Defendants.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS
Susan J. Dlott, Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 113) that Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (Docs. 97, 99, and 102) be granted. Plaintiff objected to the Report and Recommendation and reiterated his request to amend his Complaint (Doc. 120), and Defendants responded to Plaintiffs Objections (Docs. 121, 122, and 123). Plaintiffs request to amend his Complaint will be denied as futile.
The Court adopts the Magistrate Judge's recommendation that Defendant Michael Bachman's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. 99) be construed as a motion to dismiss.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) allows a party to move to dismiss a complaint for "failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted." Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). To withstand a motion to dismiss, a complaint must comply with Rule 8(a), which requires "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 677-78 (2009) (quoting Rule 8(a)).
A complaint must include sufficient facts to state a claim that is plausible on its face and not speculative. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555, 570 (2007). "A claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged." Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678. Mere "labels and conclusions for] a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action" will not suffice. Twombty, 55OU.S. at 555. A district court examining the sufficiency of a complaint must accept well-pleaded facts as true, but not legal conclusions or legal conclusions couched as factual allegations. Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678-79.
Where a motion to dismiss is referred to a magistrate judge for a report and recommendation, the District Court conducts a de novo review of any properly tiled objections to the recommendation. I;ed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3). The Court may "accept, reject, or modify the recommended disposition; receive further evidence; or return the matter to the magistrate judge with instructions." Id.
The Court has reviewed the comprehensive findings of the Magistrate Judge and considered de novo all of the filings in this matter. Upon consideration of the foregoing, the Court concludes that Plaintiffs objections must be overruled. The Court adopts the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 113).
Accordingly, Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (Docs. 97, 99, and 102) are hereby GRANTED. Plaintiffs request to amend his Complaint is DENIED as futile, and this matter shall be terminated from the Court's docket. The Court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(3) that an appeal of tins Order adopting this Report and Recommendation would not be taken in good faith.
IT IS SO ORDERED.