Opinion
Case No. 12-14148
10-29-2013
Kyle Richards, Plaintiff, v. Ken McKee, et al., Defendants.
Sean F. Cox
United States District Court Judge
ORDER
ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING TWO REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS
Acting pro se, Michigan state prisoner Plaintiff Kyle Richards ("Plaintiff") filed this lawsuit against multiple defendants alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. On January 25, 2013, this Court referred pretrial proceedings in this matter to Magistrate Judge Laurie Michelson.
The matter is currently before the Court on two Reports and Recommendations issued by Magistrate Judge Michelson: 1) a Report and Recommendation issued on August 19, 2013 (Docket Entry No. 47); and 2) a Report and Recommendation issued on September 5, 2013 (Docket Entry No. 48).
Pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b), a party objecting to the recommended disposition of a matter by a Magistrate Judge must filed objections to the R&R within fourteen (14) days after being served with a copy of the R&R. "The district judge to whom the case is assigned shall make a de novo determination upon the record, or after additional evidence, of any portion of the magistrate judge's disposition to which specific written objection has been made." Id.
I. The August 19, 2013 Report and Recommendation
No party has filed any objections to the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation issued on August 19, 2013. The Court therefore ORDERS that this Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED AND ACCEPTED by this Court and DISMISSES AS MOOT Plaintiff's Motion for Waiver of Administrative Exhaustion/Exemption from Exhaustion.
II. The September 5, 2013 Report and Recommendation
On September 5, 2013, Magistrate Judge Michelson issued a Report and Recommendation wherein she recommends that this Court deny Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment as to Defendant Scott Campau as premature because discovery is still ongoing in this matter.
On September 19, 2013, Plaintiff filed objections to that Report and Recommendation. (Docket Entry No. 49).
Having considered Plaintiff's objections, the Court finds them without merit. The Court therefore OVERRULES Plaintiff's objections.
The Court hereby ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Michelson's September 5, 2013 Report and Recommendation and DENIES AS PREMATURE Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment as to Defendant Scott Campau.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Sean F. Cox
U. S. District Court Judge
I hereby certify that on October 29, 2013, the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record by electronic means and upon Kyle Richards by First Class Mail at the address below: Kyle Richards 641715
Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility
1727 West Bluewater Highway
Ionia, MI 48846
J. McCoy
Case Manager