IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JAMES C. JENNINGS JR., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 18-CV-1302-SMY-RJD ) BILLY J. AUSTIN, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER YANDLE, District Judge: This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation ("Report") of United States Magistrate Judge Reona J. Daly (Doc. 30), recommending that Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment for Plaintiff’s Failure to Exhaust his Administrative Remedies (Doc. 17) be granted. No objections have been filed to the Report. For the following reasons, Judge Daly’s Report is ADOPTED. When neither timely nor specific objections to a Report and Recommendation are made, the Court need not conduct a de novo review of the Report. See Thomas v. Arn,

(1985). Instead, the Courtreviewsthe Report for clear error. Johnson v. Zema Systems Corp.,

(7th Cir. 1999). The Court may “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.”28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Here, Judge Dalythoroughly discussed and supported herconclusionsthat Plaintiff has not exhausted his administrative remedies. The Court finds no clear error in Judge Daly’s findings, analysis and conclusions,and adopts herReport and Recommendation in its entirety. Accordingly, Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment for Plaintiff’s failure to exhaust his administrative remedies (Doc. 17) is GRANTED. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: September 9, 2019 Cole STACI M. YANDLE United States District Judge

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