Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:CV-13-1697
06-15-2015
RANDY HERMAN, Plaintiff, v. LACKAWANNA COUNTY, et al., Defendants.
() (MAGISTRATE JUDGE CARLSON) ORDER
NOW, this 15th day of June, 2015, upon review of the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson (Doc. 29) for plain error or manifest injustice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
Where objections to the Magistrate Judge's report are filed, the court must conduct a de novo review of the contested portions of the report. Sample v. Diecks, 885 F.2d 1099, 1106 n.3 (3d Cir. 1989) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(c)). However, this only applies to the extent that a party's objections are both timely and specific. Goney v. Clark, 749 F.2d 5, 6-7 (3d Cir. 1984). Here, Plaintiff's objections (Docs. 45; 48; 51) fail to address any of the Magistrate Judge's reasons for recommending that this action be dismissed. As such, the Report and Recommendation has been reviewed for clear error or manifest injustice. See, e.g., Cruz v. Chafer, 990 F. Supp. 375, 376-77 (M.D. Pa. 1998).
(1) The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 29) is ADOPTED.
(2) The Amended Complaint (Doc. 28) is DISMISSED with prejudice.
(3) The Motion to Add Additional Defendants (Doc. 46) is DENIED as moot.
(4) The Motion for Extension of Time to File Addendum (Doc. 49) is GRANTED.
(5) The Clerk of Court is directed to mark the case as CLOSED.
/s/_________
A. Richard Caputo
United States District Judge