Opinion
9:18-CV-1067 (DNH/TWD)
09-30-2020
ELIJHA MERRITT, Plaintiff, v. J. HICKS, Sergeant, Governeur Correctional Facility; NURSE S. FURGISON, Governeur Correctional Facility; DR. S. RAMINENI, Mohawk Correctional Facility; SARAH VAN VORST, Regional Health Service Administrator; and CARL J. KOENIGSMANN, Deputy Commissioner Chief Medical Officer, Defendants.
APPEARANCES: ELIJHA MERRITT Plaintiff pro se P.O. Box 592 Elmira, NY 14901 HON. LETITIA JAMES Attorney General for the State of New York Attorney for Defendant The Capitol Albany, NY 12224 WILLIAM A. SCOTT, ESQ. Ass't Attorney General
| APPEARANCES: | OF COUNSEL: |
| ELIJHA MERRITTPlaintiff pro seP.O. Box 592Elmira, NY 14901 | |
| HON. LETITIA JAMESAttorney General for the State of New YorkAttorney for DefendantThe CapitolAlbany, NY 12224 | WILLIAM A. SCOTT, ESQ.Ass't Attorney General |
Pro se plaintiff Elijha Merritt brought this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On August 3, 2020, the Honorable Thérèse Wiley Dancks, United States Magistrate Judge, advised by Report-Recommendation that defendants' motion for summary judgment be granted and the Complaint be dismissed in its entirety. No objections to the Report-Recommendation were filed.
Based upon a careful review of entire file and the recommendations of the Magistrate Judge, the Report-Recommendation is accepted in whole. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
Therefore, it is
ORDERED that
1. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED and the Complaint is DISMISSED IN ITS ENTIRETY; and
2. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly and close the file.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/_________
United States District Judge Dated: September 30, 2020
Utica, New York.