Martell Jones v. Jodi DeAngelo, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION MARTELL JONES, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:23-cv-12509 v. Honorable Susan K. DeClercq United States District Judge JODI DEANGELO, et al., Honorable Curtis Ivy, Jr. Defendants. United States Magistrate Judge _________________________________/ ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF No. 80) AND DISMISSING DEFENDANT BRENT MARTELL On December 19, 2025, Magistrate Judge Curtis Ivy, Jr. issued a report, ECF No. 80, recommending that this Court dismiss Defendant Lieutenant Brent Martell without prejudice from the above captioned case. ECF No. 80.

Judge Ivy provided 14 days to object. Id. at PageID.511. But the Parties did not do so. They have therefore forfeited their right to appeal Judge Ivy’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. 80, is ADOPTED.

It is further ORDERED that Defendant Brent Martell is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

This is not a final order and does not close the above-captioned case.

/s/Susan K. DeClercq SUSAN K. DeCLERCQ United States District Judge Dated: January 23, 2026