Opinion
Civil Action No. 17-1413
07-10-2018
FREDERICK COGER, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT PATRICK, JR., et al., Defendants.
Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case has been referred to Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(A) and (B), and Local Rule of Civil Procedure 72.
On June 4, 2018, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report (Doc. 38) recommending that Defendants' Motions to Dismiss be granted, and that Plaintiff's Motion (Doc. 24) for default judgment against Defendant Cynthia R. Johnson be denied. Service of the Report and Recommendation ("R&R") was made on the parties, and Plaintiff has filed Objections. See Doc. 40.
After a de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation and the Objections thereto, the following Order is entered:
Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (Docs. 13, 16, 20, 27, 28 & 34) are GRANTED. Any attempt to amend the pleadings would be futile, for the reasons described in the Magistrate Judge's R&R. Thus, Plaintiff's more recent Motion (Doc. 42) for leave to amend is DENIED, and the dismissal of this case is with prejudice. Furthermore, Plaintiff's Motion (Doc. 24) for default judgment against Defendant Cynthia R. Johnson is DENIED, for the reasons stated in the R&R; and the same reasoning extends to Plaintiff's recently-filed request for default and default judgment (Doc. 41) against Cynthia R. Johnson and Barbara Miner, which likewise is DENIED. Finally, the Magistrate Judge's R&R (Doc. 38) hereby is adopted as the Opinion of the District Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED. July 10, 2018
s\Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
United States District Judge cc (via First-Class, U.S. Mail): Frederick Coger
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Pittsburgh, PA 15212-0837 Joanna L. Williams
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Federal Way, WA 98023 cc (via ECF email notification): All Counsel of Record