Summary
The court overruled Benedicta Fowlkes’s objections to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation and adopted the recommendation to dismiss her pro se complaint against the NBA/WNBA. The court concluded that her claims were frivolous and dismissed the action with prejudice.
Holdings
- Objections that are undeveloped and fail to present developed legal arguments are waived, even when asserted by a pro se litigant.
- Because Fowlkes's claims were frivolous, dismissal with prejudice was appropriate.
Questions Presented
- Whether Fowlkes's objections to the magistrate judge's report and recommendation were waived because they were undeveloped.
- Whether the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss Fowlkes's frivolous claims with prejudice should be adopted.
Disposition
dismissed
Cases Cited (10)
- Denton v. Hernandez, 504 U.S. 25, 32 (1992)(followed)
- Carpenter v. Berryhill, No. 1:16-cv-0833-DKL-WTL, 2017 WL 1074573, at *1 (S.D. Ind. Mar. 22, 2017)(followed)
- Crespo v. Colvin, 824 F.3d 667, 673 (7th Cir. 2016)(followed)
- Oden v. Page, 23 F. App'x 553, 555 (7th Cir. 2001)(followed)
- Provident Sav. Bank v. Popovich, 71 F.3d 696, 699-700 (7th Cir. 1995)(followed)
- Theede v. United States Department of Labor, 172 F.3d 1262, 1268 (10th Cir. 1999)(followed)
- Glisson v. U.S. Forest Service, 876 F. Supp. 1016, 1025 (N.D. Ill. 1993)(followed)
- Small v. Endicott, 998 F.2d 411, 416 n.3 (7th Cir. 1993)(followed)
- El v. AmeriCredit Fin. Servs., Inc., 710 F.3d 748, 751 (7th Cir. 2013)(followed)
- Beauchamp v. Sullivan, 21 F.3d 789, 790-91 (7th Cir. 1994)(followed)
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