Opinion
Case No. 15-13940
12-21-2016
PAULLETO ROGERS, Plaintiff, v. MARK ALDRICH, and CITY OF BELLVILLE PD, Defendants.
Hon. Anthony P. Patti ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (DKT. 31) AND GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (DKT. 23)
This matter is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti's October 14, 2016 report and recommendation (Dkt. 31), recommending that Defendants' motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 23) be granted.
The Court has carefully reviewed the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation, and finds it well reasoned and supported by the relevant law. The law provides that either party may serve and file written objections "[w]ithin fourteen days after being served with a copy" of the report and recommendations. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). If a party files written objections, the district court will make a "de novo determination of those portions of the report . . . to which objection is made." Id. As of this date, no party filed any objections to the report and recommendation, and the time to do so has now expired, meaning the district court is not obligated to review the record independently. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-52 (1985). The Court will therefore accept the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation of October 14, 2016 as this Court's findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Patti's Report and Recommendation of October 14, 2016 (Dkt. 31) is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 23) is GRANTED.
SO ORDERED. Dated: December 21, 2016
s/Terrence G. Berg
TERRENCE G. BERG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Certificate of Service
I hereby certify that this Order was electronically submitted on December 21, 2016, using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification to all parties.
s/S. Burns
Case Manager