United States of America v. Roger Rowe

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York adopts a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation concerning Roger Rowe’s motions for final judgment, a temporary restraining order, and a preliminary injunction. The Court denies Rowe’s motions and grants the United States’ request for a filing injunction, requiring Rowe to obtain leave of Court before submitting filings seeking to alter, amend, reopen, or take similar action regarding the amended judgment.

Holdings

1. General, conclusory, or repetitive objections are reviewed for clear error, while specific objections receive de novo review under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).
2. The magistrate judge acted within the authority delegated by the district court when she issued a Report and Recommendation on the referred motions; an R&R is not an order requiring consent to magistrate-judge jurisdiction over the civil action.
3. Rowe's motions for entry of final judgment in his favor and for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction were denied.
4. The United States was entitled to a narrowly crafted filing injunction requiring Rowe to obtain leave of court before submitting filings seeking to alter, amend, reopen, or take similar action concerning the Amended Judgment.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should review Rowe's general and repetitive objections to the magistrate judge's R&R for clear error and his specific objection de novo.
2. Whether the magistrate judge exceeded her authority by issuing a Report and Recommendation concerning the referred motions.
3. Whether Rowe's motions for entry of final judgment, a temporary restraining order, and a preliminary injunction should be granted.
4. Whether the United States was entitled to a narrowly crafted injunction requiring Rowe to obtain leave before filing further motions concerning the Amended Judgment.

Disposition

other