Glines v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc. ( 2020 )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ALEN GLINES ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) Case No. 18-cv-1444-SMY DR. BUTALID and DR. MYERS ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER YANDLE, District Judge: This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (“Report”) of United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly (Doc. 93), recommending the granting of the Motion for Summary Judgment for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies filed by Defendants Butalid and Myers (Doc. 50). No objections have been filed to the Report. For the following reasons, Judge Daly’s Report and Recommendation isADOPTED. When neither timely nor specific objections to a Report and Recommendation are made, the Court need not conduct a de novo review of the Report. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). Instead, the Courtreviewsthe Report for clear error. Johnson v. Zema Systems Corp.,170 F.3d 734, 739 (7th Cir. 1999). The Court may “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.”28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Here, Judge Daly thoroughly discussed and supported her conclusions that Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies prior to filing this lawsuit. The Court finds no clear error in Judge Daly’s findings, analysis and conclusions, and adopts her Report and Recommendation in its entirety. Accordingly, Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies (Doc. 50) is GRANTED. Plaintiff's claims are DISMISSED without prejudice and the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: June 19, 2020 fie KL Coole STACI M. YANDLE United States District Judge Page 2 of 2