Dale Herman v. Aaron Hawkins, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan adopts Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford’s Report and Recommendation concerning Defendants’ motion for summary judgment based on alleged failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The court denies the motion for summary judgment because neither party filed objections to the Report and Recommendation.

Holdings

1. When neither party objects to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, the district court is not obligated to independently review the record and may accept the recommendation as the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law.
2. Defendants' motion for summary judgment based on Plaintiff's alleged failure to exhaust administrative remedies is denied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court was required to independently review the record when neither party objected to the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation.
2. Whether the magistrate judge's recommendation to deny Defendants' summary-judgment motion should be adopted.

Disposition

other