Opinion
2:11cv701
03-27-2013
FRANK JONES, Plaintiff, v. J BRIAN COLEMAN, ET AL., Defendants.
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Judge Cercone
Magistrate Judge Eddy
MEMORANDUM ORDER
The above captioned case was initiated by the filing of a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 1) on May 26, 2011, and was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and the local rules of court.
On March 1, 2013, the Magistrate Judge filed a Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 44) recommending that Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 38) be granted. Plaintiff filed Objections to the Report and Recommendation on March 20, 2013 (ECF No. 45). Plaintiff's Objections do not undermine the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge.
After de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, and the Objections thereto, the following order is entered:
AND NOW, this 27th day of March, 2013,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by defendants Jason Ashton, Brian Coleman, Jill Monas, and Dawn Murrary (ECF No. 38) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (ECF. No. 44) dated March 1, 2013, is ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court mark this case CLOSED.
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David Stewart Cercone
United States District Judge
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