Opinion
Case Number: 14-cr-20070
09-08-2014
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JOANN RUTKOWSKI, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND ACCEPTING DEFENDANT'S GUILTY PLEA
On August 14, 2014, United States Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris conducted a plea hearing pursuant to Defendant's consent. The Magistrate Judge issued her report the next day, August 15, 2014, recommending that this Court accept Defendant's plea of guilty.
Although the Magistrate Judge's report explicitly stated that the parties to this action may object to and seek review of the recommendation within fourteen days of service of the report, neither Plaintiff nor Defendant filed any objections. The election not to file objections to the Magistrate Judge's report releases the Court from its duty to independently review the record. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985). The failure to file objections to the report and recommendation waives any further right to appeal.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation, ECF No. 21, is ADOPTED.
It is further ORDERED that Defendant's plea of guilty is ACCEPTED. Dated: September 8, 2014
s/Thomas L. Ludington
THOMAS L. LUDINGTON
United States District Judge
PROOF OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing order was served upon each attorney or party of record herein by electronic means or first class U.S. mail on September 8, 2014.
s/Tracy A. Jacobs
TRACY A. JACOBS