Opinion
23-10803
06-18-2024
LEONARD DORANCE OSTRANDER Plaintiff, v. R. SMITH and JOHN DOE, Defendants.
Linda V. Parker, United States District Judge
ORDER REGARDING SUMMARY JUDGMENT
CURTIS IVY, JR., UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
As discussed in the Report and Recommendation, filed today, Defendant Smith's request for summary judgment in his response to Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment was improper. Defendant Smith will have until July 8, 2024, to move for summary judgment if he chooses.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
The parties here may object to and seek review of this Order, but are required to file any objections within 14 days of service as provided for in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(a) and Local Rule 72.1(d). A party may not assign as error any defect in this Order to which timely objection was not made. Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(a). Any objections are required to specify the part of the Order to which the party objects and state the basis of the objection. When an objection is filed to a magistrate judge's ruling on a non-dispositive motion, the ruling remains in effect unless it is stayed by the magistrate judge or a district judge. E.D. Mich. Local Rule 72.2.