Opinion
Civil Action No. 11-503
04-16-2012
DWAYNE OWENS Plaintiff, v. CITY OF PITTSBURGH (MAYOR LUKE RAVENSTAHL), MICHAEL SALDUTTE, RICHARD EWING, JR., PITTSBURGH POLICE CHIEF NATHAN HARPER Defendants.
Judge Nora Barry Fischer
Chief Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan
Re: ECF No. 36, 37
Plaintiff's Complaint was received by the Clerk of Courts on April 18, 2011 and was referred to Chief United States Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and Rules 72.C and 72.D of the Local Rules of Court.
The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Joe. No. 37) filed on March 26, 2012, recommended that Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) be granted. Service was made on all counsel of record and pro se Plaintiff Dwayne Owens. The parties were informed that in accordance with the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and (C), and Local Rule of Court 72 D.2., the parties had fourteen (14) days from the date of service to file objections to the Report and Recommendation. No objections have been filed. After review of the pleadings and he documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, the following Order is entered:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the J Dint Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution (Doc. No. 36) filed by Defendants City of Pittsbu-gh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, the City of Pittsburgh, City of Pittsburgh Police Officers Michael Saldutte and Richard Ewing, Jr., and Pittsburgh Police Chief Nathan Harper is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 37) of Magistrate Judge Lenihan, dated March 26, 2012, is adopted as the Opinion of the Court.
The clerk shall mark the case CLOSED.
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All counsel of record
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Dwayne Owens
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950 2nd Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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BY THE COUR Y
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Honorable Nora Barry Fischer
United States District Judge