Grant Joseph Vahovick v. Jill Dufrene, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GRANT JOSEPH VAHOVICK, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:25-cv-11372 v. Honorable Susan K. DeClercq United States District Judge JILL DUFRENE, et al., Honorable Elizabeth A. Stafford Defendants. United States Magistrate Judge ___________________________________/ ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF No. 22), GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF No. 11), GRANTING THE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF No. 16), AND DISMISSING THE CASE On October 24, 2025, Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford issued a report, ECF No. 22, recommending that this Court grant Defendant Trisha Masker and Defendant Jill Dufrene’s motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 11, and dismiss Plaintiff Grant Joseph Vahovick’s claims against them without prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies through the prisoner grievance process. ECF No. at PageID.147–50, 152. Judge Stafford further recommended that this Court grant Defendants Sunhwa Choi1 and Tracy Robertson’s motion to dismiss or alternative motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 16, with prejudice for failure to show that Defendant Choi’s name is misspelled on the docket as “Chol Suhawa.” But Choi makes clear that the correct spelling is “Sunhwa Choi.” ECF No. 16 at PageID.83. either Defendant was personally involved in the allegations Plaintiff raises. ECF No. at PageID.152.

Judge Stafford provided 14 days to object. Id. at PageID.153. But the Parties did not do so. They have therefore forfeited their right to appeal Judge Stafford’s findings. See Berkshire v. Dahl, 928 F.3d 520, 530–31 (6th Cir. 2019) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985)). Moreover, having reviewed the report and recommendation, this Court will adopt the recommendation in full because it finds no clear error. See Roby v. Bloom Roofing Sys, 343 F.R.D. 487, 490 (E.D.

Mich. 2023) (noting that a clearly erroneous finding is one that leaves this Court with a firm and definite conviction that the magistrate judge made a mistake).

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 22, is ADOPTED.

It is further ORDERED that Defendants Dufrene and Masker’s Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 11, is GRANTED, and these claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

It is further ORDERED that Defendants Choi [“Suhawa”] and Robertson’s Motion to Dismiss/Summary Judgment, ECF No. 16, is GRANTED, and these claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

This is a final order and closes the above-captioned case.

/s/Susan K. DeClercq SUSAN K. DeCLERCQ United States District Judge Dated: November 18, 2025