Opinion
22-10816
02-21-2023
MICHAEL ELLIOT POWELL, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MICHIGAN, STATE OF, et al., Defendants.
OPINION AND ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S JANUARY 24, 2023, REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF NO. 59)
F. KAY BEHM UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Currently before the Court is Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford's January 24, 2023 Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 59). This case was initially assigned to Judge Judith E. Levy, who referred all pretrial matters to Magistrate Judge Stafford on July 12, 2022. (ECF No. 43). On February 6, 2023, this case was subsequently reassigned to the undersigned.
Magistrate Judge Stafford recommends dismissing this case sua sponte and denying as moot all currently pending motions. The Court is fully advised in the premises and has reviewed the record and the pleadings. Neither party has filed objections. “[T]he failure to object to the magistrate judge's report[] releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter.” Hall v. Rawal, 2012 WL 3639070 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985)). The Court nevertheless agrees with the Magistrate Judge's recommended disposition. Therefore, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 59) and DISMISSES the complaint without prejudice. All currently pending motions (ECF Nos. 34-36, 53, 55-57) are DISMISSED as moot.
IT IS SO ORDERED.