Opinion
Case No. 2:13-cv-140-FtM-29DNF
08-19-2013
PATRICK LORNE FARRELL, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF FLORIDA REPUBLICANS, RICK SCOTT, Governor, PAM BONDI, Attorney General, JOHN STUMPF, Wells Fargo CEO, Brian Moynihan, BOA CEO, THOMAS MARANO, GMACM CEO, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL, RICHARD J. JOHNSON, JOSEPH R. TOMKINSON, WILLIAM ERBEY, OCWEN CEO, OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, BANK OF AMERICA, IMPAC SECURED ASSETS, IMPAC FUNDING CORP., GMACM, WELLS FARGO BANK, LEE COUNTY SHERIFF, STATE ATTORNEY, 20th Circuit, CIRCUIT JUDGES OF THE 20TH CIRCUIT, Defendants.
OPINION AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on consideration of the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. #55), filed July 9, 2013, recommending that plaintiff's Motion to Add Defendant and Cause of Action (Doc. #44) be denied. No objections have been filed and the time to do so has expired.
After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject or modify the magistrate judge's report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Williams v. Wainwright, 681 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1112 (1983). In the absence of specific objections, there is no requirement that a district judge review factual findings de novo, Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 F.2d 776, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993), and the court may accept, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendations. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The district judge reviews legal conclusions de novo, even in the absence of an objection. See Cooper-Houston v. Southern Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994); Castro Bobadilla v. Reno, 826 F. Supp. 1428, 1431-32 (S.D. Fla. 1993), aff'd, 28 F.3d 116 (11th Cir. 1994)(Table).
After conducting an independent examination of the file and upon due consideration of the Report and Recommendation, the Court accepts the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge that the requested amendment would be futile.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. #55) is hereby adopted and the findings incorporated herein.
2. Plaintiff's Motion to Add Defendant and Cause of Action (Doc. #44) is denied.
DONE AND ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this 19th day of August, 2013.
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JOHN E. STEELE
United States District Judge
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Hon. Douglas N. Frazier
United States Magistrate Judge
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