Summary
This is a United States District Court order adopting a Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation regarding the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. After confirming that no timely objections were filed by the plaintiff, the court reviewed the report for clear error and found it neither clearly erroneous nor contrary to law. Accordingly, the court granted the defendant’s motion, dismissed all of the plaintiff’s claims, and closed the case.
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Practice areas
Questions Presented
- Whether the magistrate's report and recommendation should be affirmed absent clear error
- Whether the defendant is entitled to summary judgment on the plaintiff's claims
Holdings
- The court adopts the magistrate's report and recommendation and grants the defendant's motion for summary judgment, dismissing the plaintiff's claims.
Key quotations
“Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS Judge Farrer’s R&R (Dkt. No. 30) and, for the reasons set forth therein, Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 19) is GRANTED and Plaintiff’s claims in this case are DISMISSED.”
Factual background
Plaintiff Victor Darnold brought a civil‑rights employment claim against Johnson Controls, Inc.; the case proceeded to a summary‑judgment motion by the defendant.
Procedural history
Magistrate Judge Richard B. Farrer filed a report and recommendation on July 7, 2025; parties had fourteen days to file objections; none were filed; the district court reviewed the report for clear error and adopted it, granting summary judgment and dismissing the plaintiff's claims.