Summary
This United States District Court order adopts a Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation regarding pending motions to dismiss and for summary judgment. Because neither party filed timely objections within fourteen days, the district court accepted the magistrate’s findings and conclusions as its own. Accordingly, the court granted the defendants' motions, dismissed unnamed parties, and ordered the case dismissed without prejudice.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the district court must independently review the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation when no objections are filed.
- Whether the case may be dismissed without prejudice following the granting of the defendants' motions.
Holdings
- The district court may accept the magistrate's Report and Recommendation without independent review when neither party objects.
- The court dismissed the case without prejudice.
Key quotations
“Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Judge Altman’s December 19, 2024 Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 64) is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.” (at 1)
Factual background
Plaintiff Randall Richard Levitan sued John Maclean and several other defendants. Defendants filed motions to dismiss and for summary judgment. The magistrate judge recommended granting those motions and dismissing unknown parties. No party filed objections to the magistrate's report.
Procedural history
The magistrate judge issued a Report and Recommendation granting the defendants' motions. The district court adopted the report without independent review and dismissed the case without prejudice.