UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

MARC DAVID WORDEN Case No. 24-11191

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

GLENN GEARLAND, David R. Grand United States Magistrate Judge Defendant. ____________________________/

OPINION AND ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S JULY 21, 2025 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF No. 25)

Currently before the court is Magistrate Judge David R. Grand’s July 21, 2025 Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 25). Magistrate Judge Grand recommends granting Defendant Gearland’s motion for partial summary judgment. (ECF No. 20). 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. 25) and GRANTS the motion for partial summary

judgment (ECF No. 20). This is not a final order and does not close the case. SO ORDERED. Date: August 22, 2025 s/F. Kay Behm F. Kay Behm United States District Judge