Webster v. Michigan Department of Corrections ( 2023 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MARK WEBSTER, Case No. 22-12847 Plaintiff, F. Kay Behm Vv. United States District Judge MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF Elizabeth A. Stafford CORRECTIONS, et al., United States Magistrate Judge Defendants. a ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING MAGISTATE JUDGE’S SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF No. 19) Currently before the court is Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford’s September 6, 2023 Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 19). Magistrate Judge Stafford recommends granting Defendants’ motion to dismiss and sua sponte recommends dismissing the entire case. The court is fully advised in the premises and has reviewed the record and the pleadings. Neither party has filed objections. “[T]he failure to object to the magistrate judge’s report[] releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter.” Hall Rawal, 2012 WL 3639070 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985)). The court nevertheless agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s recommended disposition. Therefore, the court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 19), GRANTS the motion to dismiss the complaint (ECF No. 13), and DISMISSES the complaint with prejudice. SO ORDERED. Date: October 2, 2023 s/FE. Kay Behm F. Kay Behm United States District Judge