Opinion
Civil Action 4:19-cv-04838
03-29-2022
MARIA JOCHIMS, Plaintiff. v. HOUSTON METHODIST SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
GEORGE C. HANKS, JR., UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
On February 14, 2022, Defendant Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 26) was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). Dkt. 45. Judge Edison filed a Memorandum and Recommendation on March 28, 2022, recommending that Defendant Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 26) be GRANTED. See Dkt. 50.
On March 28, 2022, Plaintiff filed her Objections. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this Court is required to “make a de novo determination of those portions of the [magistrate judge's] report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection [has been] made.” After conducting this de novo review, the Court may “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” Id.; see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3).
The Court has carefully considered the Objections; the Memorandum and Recommendation; the pleadings; and the record. The Court ACCEPTS Judge Edison's Memorandum and Recommendation and ADOPTS it as the opinion of the Court. It is therefore ORDERED that:
(1) Judge Edison's Memorandum and Recommendation (Dkt. 50) is APPROVED AND ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court; and
(2) Defendant Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 26) is GRANTED. Jochims's claims for failure-to-accommodate and disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are dismissed.
It is so ORDERED