UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

ANDRE AUGIER, Case No. 22-12315

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

CRAIG BENJAMIN KIRBY, Elizabeth A. Stafford United States Magistrate Judge Defendant. ____________________________/

OPINION AND ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S MAY 22, 2023 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF No. 20)

Currently before the court is Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford’s May 22, 2023 Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 20). Magistrate Judge Stafford recommends denying Defendant’s motion to dismiss or transfer venue. (ECF Nos. 20, 8). 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. 20) and DENIES the motion to dismiss or to transfer venue (ECF No. 8). SO ORDERED. Date: June 13, 2023 s/F. Kay Behm F. Kay Behm United States District Judge