Thomas v. Smith ( 2024 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ROMERO MONTE THOMAS, Case No. 20-10128 Plaintiff, F. Kay Behm v. United States District Judge DOUGLAS SMITH, et al., David R. Grand United States Magistrate Judge Defendants. ____________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S OCTOBER 16, 2024 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF No. 260) Currently before the court is Magistrate Judge David R. Grand’s October 16, 2024 Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 260). Magistrate Judge Grand recommends granting Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 255) on the basis of failure to exhaust administrative remedies. (ECF No. 260). 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 v. 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. 260), GRANTS Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 255) and DISMISSES the complaint with prejudice. SO ORDERED. Date: November 15, 2024 s/F. Kay Behm F. Kay Behm United States District Judge