Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO.: CV206-192.
March 3, 2008
ORDER
After an independent review of the record, the Court concurs with the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge that Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment be granted. Plaintiff has filed Objections to the Report and Recommendation, wherein he reasserts the factual contentions of his Complaint and urges that he should receive a jury trial on his claim against Defendants.
As the Magistrate Judge correctly reported, Plaintiff failed to respond at all to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, and has offered no evidence supporting his claim that he was treated negatively because of his race. Instead, Plaintiff has offered only conclusory allegations of disparate treatment and discriminatory intent, allegations that clearly are insufficient to support an Equal Protection claim. See GJR Inv., Inc. v. County of Escambia, Fla., 132 F.3d 1359, 1367-68 (11th Cir. 1998). Accordingly, Defendants are entitled to summary judgment on Plaintiff's claim.
Plaintiff's Objections are without merit. Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment is hereby GRANTED, and Plaintiff's Complaint is hereby DISMISSED. The Clerk of Court is authorized and directed to enter an appropriate Judgment of Dismissal.