Opinion
Case No. 2:13-cv-121
04-08-2013
ALLEN QUINTANILLA, et al. Plaintiffs, v. MANSFIELD CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, et al. Defendants.
Judge Peter C. Economus
ORDER
Plaintiffs Allen Quintanilla and Wayne Castle, Jr. brought this case alleging that Defendant Christopher Lynch, employed by Defendant Mansfield Correctional Institution, failed to investigate and report threats allegedly made by other inmates against Plaintiffs and their families. In an Order and Report and Recommendation dated March 8, 2013, the Magistrate Judge granted Plaintiffs' motion to proceed in forma pauperis and recommended that the case be dismissed under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A. Section 1915(e)(2) provides that "the court shall dismiss the case . . . if . . . the action . . . (i) is frivolous or malicious [or] (ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted." In a letter to the Court, Plaintiffs requested review by the District Judge.
Upon de novo review in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), the Court finds that the Magistrate Judge correctly determined that Plaintiffs' complaint fails to state a claim upon which this Court can grant relief. Therefore, the Court hereby ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 5) and DISMISSES this case. The Court directs the Clerk to enter judgment.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE