Nevin P. Cooper-Keel v. Jeremy Baier, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan denied Nevin P. Cooper-Keel’s objections to a Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation and adopted the recommendation as the court’s opinion. The court granted Defendant Carter Woodwyk’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, closed the case, and certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.

Holdings

1. Plaintiff's wholesale reiteration of his prior arguments did not identify any specific error in the magistrate judge's analysis and was insufficient to require meaningful de novo review.
2. Defendant Woodwyk was entitled to judgment on the pleadings because Plaintiff failed to plausibly allege either his malicious prosecution claim or his due process claim.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Plaintiff's objections to the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation warranted de novo review and rejection of the recommendation.
2. Whether Defendant Woodwyk was entitled to judgment on the pleadings because Plaintiff failed to plausibly allege malicious prosecution and due process claims.

Disposition

other