Heard v. Strange ( 2022 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION LAMONT HEARD, Plaintiff, Case No. 21-10237 v. Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds YARNICE STRANGE, JEFFREY OOSTERHOF, ADAM DOUGLAS, and CHRISTIAN ALCORN, Defendants. ____________________________________/ ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S MARCH 22, 2022 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [33] This is a pro se prisoner civil rights lawsuit filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Plaintiff Lamont Heard bringing First Amendment retaliation claims against Defendants. (ECF No. 11.) The case has been referred to Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris for all pre- trial matters. (ECF No. 15.) Before the Court is the Magistrate Judge’s March 22, 2022 report and recommendation to deny Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 33.) No party has filed objections to the 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.” See Hall v. Rawal, No. 09-10933, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120541, at *2 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985)). Nonetheless, the Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation. The Court, therefore, ACCEPTS AND ADOPTS the report and recommendation (ECF No. 33). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 23) is DENIED. SO ORDERED. s/Nancy G. Edmunds Nancy G. Edmunds United States District Judge Dated: April 19, 2022 I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on April 19, 2022, by electronic and/or ordinary mail. s/Lisa Bartlett Case Manager