Opinion
Case No. 11-10407
03-26-2013
CHRISTOPHER D. HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff, v. DETROIT-WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY and NURSE CHEETUM, Defendants.
Honorable Patrick J. Duggan
OPINION AND ORDER ADOPTING MARCH 4, 2013 REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION AND GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
On February 1, 2011, Plaintiff commenced this civil rights action against Defendants Detroit-Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency and Nurse Cheetum (collectively "Defendants") alleging that his constitutional rights were violated while he was incarcerated at the Wayne County Jail. The Court has referred the matter to Magistrate Judge Paul J. Komives for all pretrial proceedings. (ECF No. 7.) On March 28, 2012, Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 27.) On January 24, 2013, Magistrate Judge Komives directed Plaintiff to file a response to the motion by February 15, 2013. (ECF No. 39.) Plaintiff has not filed a response.
The deadline imposed for Plaintiff's response is so long after the filing of the motion because, in the interim, counsel was appointed for Plaintiff, a request for leave to file an amended complaint was granted (although no amended pleading was ever filed), and appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw that was subsequently granted.
On March 4, 2013, Magistrate Judge Komives issued a Report and Recommendation (R&R) with respect to Defendants' motion. (ECF No. 41.) Magistrate Judge Komives recommends that this Court grant the motion, finding that Plaintiff fails to create a genuine issue of material fact as to whether Nurse Cheetum was deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs or retaliated against him because he engaged in protected conduct. (Id. at 13-14.) At the conclusion of his R&R, Magistrate Judge Komives informs the parties that they must file any objections to the R&R within fourteen days. (Id. at 19-20.) He further specifically advises the parties that "[f]ailure to file specific objections constitutes a waiver of any further right to appeal." (Id. at 19.) No objections have been filed.
The Court has carefully reviewed the R&R and concurs with the conclusions reached by Magistrate Judge Komives.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED, that Magistrate Judge Paul J. Komives' March 4, 2013 Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 41) is ADOPTED;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that Defendants' motion for summary (ECF No. 27) is GRANTED.
PATRICK J. DUGGAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Copies to:
Christopher D. Hernandez, #364043
Saginaw Correctional Facility
9625 Pierce Rd.
Freeland, MI 48623
Aaron C. Thomas, Esq.