UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION DOUGLAS WAYNE FOX, JR., Plaintiff, File no: 1:23-cv-142 v. HON. ROBERT J. JONKER ARTHUR H. CLARKE, III, Defendant. / ORDER APPROVING MAGISTRATE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation filed by the United States Magistrate Judge in this action on March 20, 2023 (ECF No. 8). The Report and Recommendation was duly served on the parties. No objections have been filed under 28 U.S.C. ' 636(b)(1)(C). ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 8) is approved and adopted as the opinion of the Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s complaint is DISMISSED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is TERMINATED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is denied a certificate of appealability. The Court discerns no good-faith basis for appeal of this matter. See McGore v. Wrigglesworth,

(6th Cir. 1997); 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(a)(3). Dated: April 10, 2023 /s/ Robert J. Jonker ROBERT J. JONKER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE