Opinion
Case No. 16-cv-10104
02-07-2017
SCOTT BRIAN MUDFORD, Plaintiff, v. ELWOOD BROWN et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF #10 , 11)
In this action, Plaintiff Scott Brian Mudford ("Plaintiff") alleges that the Defendants, including St. Clair County Probate Judge Elwood Brown, violated his constitutional rights, including "his right to self-preservation and the right to bear arms." (See Compl., ECF #1 at 1, Pg. ID 1.) It appears that Plaintiff's claims arise out of a custody hearing in the St. Clair County Probate Court. (See id.) Defendants moved for summary judgment on May 31 and June 1, 2016 (the "Motions"). (See ECF ## 10, 11.)
On January 20, 2017, the assigned Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the Court grant the Motions on the basis that each of the Defendants was entitled to judicial or quasi-judicial immunity (the "R&R"). (See ECF #17.) At the conclusion of the R&R, the Magistrate Judge informed the parties that if they wanted to seek review of her recommendation, they needed to file specific objections with the Court within fourteen days. (See id. at 9-10, Pg. ID 242-43.)
Plaintiff has not filed any objections to the R&R. The failure to file objections to an R&R waives any further right to appeal. See Howard v. Sec'y of Health and Human Servs., 932 F.2d 505 (6th Cir. 1991); Smith v. Detroit Fed'n of Teachers Local 231, 829 F.2d 1370, 1373 (6th Cir. 1987). Likewise, the failure to object to an R&R releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985).
Accordingly, because Plaintiff has failed to file any objections to the R&R, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's recommendation to grant the Motions is ADOPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment (ECF ## 10, 11) are GRANTED.
s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: February 7, 2017
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or counsel of record on February 7, 2017, by electronic means and/or ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
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