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finding state court judges had judicial immunity preventing federal action against them for affirming another judge's summary judgment decision
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3:13-CV-1118 GTS/DEP
02-24-2014
FRANK D. MAKI, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants.
FRANK D. MAKI, 97-A-7310 Plaintiff, Pro Se
APPEARANCES:
FRANK D. MAKI, 97-A-7310
Plaintiff, Pro Se
GLENN T. SUDDABY, United States District Judge
DECISION and ORDER
Currently before the Court, in this civil rights action filed pro se by Frank D. Maki ("Plaintiff") against the 14 above-captioned entities, judges and other individuals ("Defendants"), are (1) United States Magistrate David E. Peebles' Report-Recommendation recommending that Plaintiff's Complaint be dismissed, (2) Plaintiff's Objection to the Report-Recommendation. (Dkt. Nos. 8, 9.) After carefully reviewing the relevant filings in this action, the Court can find no error in the thorough Report-Recommendation, clear or otherwise: Magistrate Judge Peebles employed the proper standards, accurately recited the facts, and reasonably applied the law to those facts. As a result, the Court accepts and adopts the Report-Recommendation in its entirety for the reasons stated therein. (Dkt. No. 8.)
ACCORDINGLY, it is
ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Peebles' Report-Recommendation (Dkt. No. 8) is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED in its entirety; and it is further
ORDERED that Plaintiff's Complaint (Dkt. No. 1) is DISMISSED. Dated: February 24, 2014
Syracuse, New York
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Hon. Glenn T. Suddaby
U.S. District Judge