Clingerman v. Genesee Cnty. Jail

Full title: TIMOTHY CLINGERMAN, Plaintiff, v. GENESEE COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants.

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division

Date published: Sep 9, 2024

2:23-CV-13121-TGB-DRG (E.D. Mich. Sep. 9, 2024)

Opinion

2:23-CV-13121-TGB-DRG

09-09-2024

TIMOTHY CLINGERMAN, Plaintiff, v. GENESEE COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants.

HON. TERRENCE G. BERG, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF NO. 25)

HON. TERRENCE G. BERG, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This matter is before the Court on Magistrate Judge David R. Grand's August 14, 2024, Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 25) recommending that Plantiff's Complaint (ECF No. 13) be dismissed, and Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 14) be denied as moot.

The Court has reviewed Judge Grand's Report and Recommendation and finds that it is well-reasoned and supported by the applicable law. The law provides that either party may serve and file written objections “[w]ithin fourteen days after being served with a copy” of the report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The district court will make a “de novo determination of those portions of the report . . . to which objection is made.” Id.

Where, as here, neither party has lodged objections to a Report & Recommendation, the district court is not obligated to independently review the record. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-52 (1985). The Court is mindful that the docket reflects that efforts to serve Clingerman with the Report & Recommendation have been unsuccessful and his mail has been returned as undeliverable. ECF No. 26. But Clingerman is under a duty to keep the Court updated regarding changes in his address, and he was warned that failure to promptly notify the court of a change in address may result in dismissal. ECF No. 3. In any event, despite being under no obligation to do so, the Court independently reviewed the record and sees no possible meritorious objections to the Report & Recommendation. The Court will, therefore, accept Judge Grand's Report and Recommendation of August 14, 2024, as this Court's findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Judge Grand's Report and Recommendation of August 14, 2024 (ECF No. 25), is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the case is DISMISSED. This is a final order that closes this case.

SO ORDERED.