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Boyer v. Donkochik

United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Jun 4, 2021
4:19-CV-01434 (M.D. Pa. Jun. 4, 2021)

Opinion

4:19-CV-01434

06-04-2021

BRIAN E. BOYER, Plaintiff, v. DAVID DONKOCHIK, et al., Defendants.


Magistrate Judge Saporito

ORDER

Matthew W. Brann United States District Judge

Brian Boyer filed this federal civil rights action alleging excessive force and failure to protect claims relating to his arrest and detention on a technical parole violation warrant. On March 1, 2021, Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that this Court grant the Plaintiff's motion for voluntary dismissal of all claims against Stephen Mazzeo.Defendants have not filed objections to the Report and Recommendation.

Doc. 78.

Doc. 78.

Where no objection is made to a Report and Recommendation, this Court will review the recommendation only for clear error. Regardless of whether objections are made, District Courts may accept, reject, or modify-in whole or in part-the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge. Upon review of the record, the Court finds no error-clear or otherwise-in Magistrate Judge Saporito's conclusion that this Court grant the Plaintiff's motion for voluntary dismissal of all claims against Stephen Mazzeo. Consequently, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b), advisory committee notes; see Henderson v. Carlson, 812 F.2d 874, 878 (3d Cir. 1987) (explaining that court should in some manner review recommendations regardless of whether objections were filed).

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Local Rule 72.31.

1. Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr.'s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 78) is ADOPTED;
2. Plaintiff's motion for voluntary dismissal of all claims against Stephen Mazzeo is GRANTED.
3. This matter is REMANDED to Magistrate Judge Saporito for further proceedings.


Summaries of

Boyer v. Donkochik

United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Jun 4, 2021
4:19-CV-01434 (M.D. Pa. Jun. 4, 2021)
Case details for

Boyer v. Donkochik

Case Details

Full title:BRIAN E. BOYER, Plaintiff, v. DAVID DONKOCHIK, et al., Defendants.

Court:United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jun 4, 2021

Citations

4:19-CV-01434 (M.D. Pa. Jun. 4, 2021)