Ranke v. Federspiel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION REUBEN RANKE, Plaintiff, Case No. 23-11300 v. Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds WILLIAM FEDERSPIEL, et al., Defendants. ____________________________/ ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S AUGUST 13, 2025 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [61] This is a pro se prisoner civil rights lawsuit filed by Plaintiff Reuben Ranke against a number of Saginaw County officials. The remaining defendants are Sherriff William Federspiel, Jail Administrator David Kerns, and Jail Chaplain Andy Doe (“Defendants”).

The Court has referred all pre-trial matters to Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti. (ECF Nos. 14, 60.) Before the Court is the Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation to grant in part and deny in part Defendants’ renewed motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 61.) No 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.” See Hall v. Rawal, No. 09-10933, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120541, at *2 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985)). Nonetheless, the Court has reviewed the matter and agrees with the Magistrate Judge. Thus, the Court ACCEPTS AND ADOPTS the report and recommendation (ECF No. 61). Accordingly, Defendants’ renewed motion to dismiss (ECF No. 57) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. More specifically, it is granted as to Defendant Chaplain Andy Doe and any claims brought under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), and it is denied in all other respects.

SO ORDERED. s/Nancy G. Edmunds Nancy G. Edmunds United States District Judge Dated: September 3, 2025 I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or counsel of record on September 3, 2025, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.

s/Marlena Williams Case Manager