Blackwell v. Chisholm et al, No. 2:2023cv13015 - Document 30 (E.D. Mich. 2024)

Court Description: OPINION & ORDER (1) Adopting the Recommendation Contained in the Magistrate Judge's April 10, 2024 Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 29 ) and (2) Denying Defendants' Motion to Dismiss as Moot (Dkt. 14 ). Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (MNee)

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Blackwell v. Chisholm et al Doc. 30 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION CHARLES LAMAR BLACKWELL, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 23-cv-13015 HON. MARK A. GOLDSMITH STEVEN CHISHOLM et al., Defendants. ____________________________/ OPINION & ORDER (1) ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED IN THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S APRIL 10, 2024 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (Dkt. 29) AND (2) DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS AS MOOT (Dkt. 14) This matter is presently before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (R&R) of Magistrate Judge Kimberly G. Altman issued on April 10, 2024 (Dkt. 29). In the R&R, the magistrate judge recommends that the Court deny Defendants Steven Chisholm, David Jones, and the City of Inkster’s motion to dismiss as moot (Dkt. 14). The parties have not filed objections to the R&R, and the time to do so has expired. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2). The failure to file a timely objection to an R&R constitutes a waiver of the right to further judicial review. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985) (“It does not appear that Congress intended to require district court review of a magistrate’s factual or legal conclusions, under a de novo or any other standard, when neither party objects to those findings.”); Smith v. Detroit Fed’n of Teachers, 829 F.2d 1370, 1373-1374 (6th Cir. 1987) (failure to file objection to R&R “waived subsequent review of the matter”); Cephas v. Nash, 328 F.3d 98, 108 (2d Cir. 2003) (“As a rule, a party’s failure to object to any purported error or omission in a magistrate judge’s report waives further judicial review of the point.”); Lardie v. Dockets.Justia.com Birkett, 221 F. Supp. 2d 806, 807 (E.D. Mich. 2002) (“As to the parts of the report and recommendation to which no party has objected, the Court need not conduct a review by any standard.”). However, there is some authority that a district court is required to review the R&R for clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 Advisory Committee Note Subdivision (b) (“When no timely objection is filed, the court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.”). Therefore, the Court has reviewed the R&R for clear error. On the face of the record, the Court finds no clear error and accepts the recommendation. Accordingly, the Court denies Defendants’ motion to dismiss as moot (Dkt. 14). SO ORDERED. Dated: May 7, 2024 Detroit, Michigan s/Mark A. Goldsmith MARK A. GOLDSMITH United States District Judge CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record and any unrepresented parties via the Court’s ECF System to their respective email or First Class U.S. mail addresses disclosed on the Notice of Electronic Filing on May 7, 2024. Misty Neely Case Manager on behalf of Karri Sandusky 2

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