Opinion
3:23-cv-00204
11-16-2023
GREGORY D. VALENTINE, Plaintiff, v. JUDGE DEE DAVID GAY, Defendant.
ORDER
ALETA A. TRAUGER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, the plaintiff's Objections (Doc. No. 24) to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (R&R) (Doc. No. 23) are OVERRULED. The court ACCEPTS the R&R and, therefore, GRANTS the defendant's Motion to Dismiss. (Doc. No. 12.)
This case is DISMISSED in its entirety on the grounds that the defendant, sued in his official capacity only, is entitled to sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.
It is so ORDERED.
This is the final Order in this case, for purposes of Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.