UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JAMES HARVEY BROWN,

Plaintiff, Case Number 21-12618 v. Honorable David M. Lawson Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris T. RYDER and DR. WATSON,

Defendants. ________________________________________/

ORDER ADOPTING REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS BY DEFENDANT PETER WATSON, GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS BY DEFENDANT TIMOTHY RYDER, AND DISMISSING THE CASE

Presently before the Court are two reports issued on April 28, 2022 by Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris pursuant to

(b), recommending that the Court grant in part a motion to dismiss by defendant Peter Watson, grant in whole a separate motion to dismiss by defendant Timothy Ryder, and dismiss all of the pleaded claims. The deadline for filing objections to the report has passed, and no objections have been filed. The parties’ failure to file objections to the report and recommendation waives any further right to appeal. Smith v. Detroit Fed’n of Teachers Local 231,

, 1373 (6th Cir. 1987). Likewise, the failure to object to the magistrate judge’s report releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter. Thomas v. Arn,

(1985). However, the Court agrees with the findings and conclusions of the magistrate judge. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the reports and recommendations (ECF No. 30, 31) are ADOPTED. It is further ORDERED that the motion to dismiss by defendant Peter Watson (ECF No. 27) is GRANTED IN PART, and all of the plaintiff’s claims against defendant Peter Watson (a/k/a Dr. Watson) are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The motion is DENIED in all other respects. It is further ORDERED that the motion to dismiss by defendant Timothy Ryder (ECF No. 25) is GRANTED, and all of the plaintiff’s claims against defendant Timothy Ryder (a/k/a T. Ryder) are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

s/David M. Lawson DAVID M. LAWSON United States District Judge Dated: June 13, 2022