UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

MARK WEBSTER, Case No. 22-12847 Plaintiff, F. Kay Behm Vv. United States District Judge MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF Elizabeth A. Stafford CORRECTIONS, et al., United States Magistrate Judge Defendants. a ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING MAGISTATE JUDGE’S SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF No. 19) Currently before the court is Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford’s

September 6, 2023 Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 19). Magistrate Judge Stafford recommends granting Defendants’ motion to dismiss and sua sponte recommends dismissing the entire case. 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 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. 19), GRANTS the

motion to dismiss the complaint (ECF No. 13), and DISMISSES the complaint with prejudice. SO ORDERED.

Date: October 2, 2023 s/FE. Kay Behm F. Kay Behm United States District Judge