Porter v. Conant ( 2021 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION McCONNELL PORTER, 2:18-CV-10690-TGB-DRG Plaintiff, HON. TERRENCE G. BERG HON. DAVID R. GRAND v. LORI CONANT and ROBERT ORDER ADOPTING REPORT FALOR, AND RECOMMENDATION Defendants. (ECF NO. 25) This matter is before the Court on Magistrate Judge David R. Grand’s December 28, 2020 Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 31) recommending that Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 25) be GRANTED and this case be DISMISSED. The Court has reviewed the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation. The law provides that either party may serve and file written objections “[w]ithin fourteen days after being served with a copy” of a report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The district court will make a “de novo determination of those portions of the report . . . to which objection is made.” Id. Where, as here, neither party objects to the report, the district court is not obligated to independently review the record. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-52 (1985). The Court will therefore accept the Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation of December 28, 2020 as this Court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Grand’s Report and Recommendation of December 28, 2020 is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 25) be GRANTED. This case is DISMISSED. SO ORDERED. Dated: January 29, s/Terrence G. Berg 2021 TERRENCE G. BERG UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE