Williams Huron Gardens 397 Trust v. Waterford, Township of ( 2019 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION LYLE F. WILLIAMS, Case No. 18-12319 Plaintiff, v. Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds TOWNSHIP OF WATERFORD, Defendant. / ORDER AND OPINION ACCEPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S OCTOBER 31, 2019 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [18] Currently before the Court is the magistrate judge’s October 31, 2019 report and recommendation. (ECF No. 50.) The magistrate judge recommends that the Court grant Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint. The Court is fully advised in the premises and has reviewed the record and the pleadings. Neither party filed objections to the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation. “[T]he failure to object to the magistrate judge’s report[] releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter.” Hall v. Rawal, 09-10933, 2012 WL 3639070, at *1 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012). The Court nevertheless agrees with the magistrate judge’s recommendation. The Court therefore ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, and GRANTS Defendant’s motion to dismiss. It is therefore ordered that Plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice. SO ORDERED. s/ Nancy G. Edmunds NANCY G. EDMUNDS United States District Judge 1 Dated: December 19, 2019 I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on December 19, 2019, by electronic and/or ordinary mail. s/Lisa Bartlett Case Manager 2