IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

Mario Kemp, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Vv. ) Case No: 16-CV-50265 ) IL Dept. of Children and Family Services, ) ) Defendant. ) Judge Frederick J. Kapala

ORDER Before the court is a report and recommendation (“R&R”) [55] by the magistrate judge that defendant’s motion to dismiss for want of prosecution [52] be granted under both Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 37 and 41(b) and to deny plaintiff's pending motion to compel [46] as moot. After being afforded a sufficient opportunity, neither party has offered any objection to the R&R. Accordingly, there being no written objection to the R&R, see

(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Thomas v. Arn,

(1985), and the court having reviewed the record and the R&R, the court accepts the R&R. This case is closed.

Date: 12/11/2018 ENTER:

FREDERICK J. District Judge