UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

JAMES HAINES, Case No. 22-10717

Plaintiff, F. Kay Behm v. United States District Judge

GARY MINIARD, et al., Elizabeth A. Stafford United States Magistrate Judge Defendants. ____________________________/

OPINION AND ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S APRIL 24, 2023 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF No. 26)

Currently before the Court is Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford’s April 24, 2023 Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 26). Magistrate Judge Stafford recommends dismissal of this matter based on Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute and further recommends denying Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. (ECF Nos. 26, 21). The court is fully advised in the premises and has reviewed the record and the pleadings. Neither party has filed objections. “[T]he failure to object to the magistrate judge’s report[] releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter.” Hall v. Rawal,

(E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citing Thomas v. Arn,

(1985)). The court nevertheless agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s recommended disposition. Therefore, the court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge’s Report and

Recommendation (ECF No. 26), DENIES Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 21), and DISMISSES the complaint with prejudice. SO ORDERED.

Date: May 17, 2023 s/F. Kay Behm F. Kay Behm United States District Judge