Richard McDuff v. Rickey Coleman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION RICHARD MCDUFF, Case No. 23-11739 Plaintiff, F. Kay Behm v. United States District Judge RICKEY COLEMAN, Kimberly G. Altman United States Magistrate Judge Defendant. ____________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S JANUARY 29, 2026 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF No. 112) Currently before the court is Magistrate Judge Kimberly G. Altman’s January 29, 2026 Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 112). Magistrate Judge Altman recommends granting Defendant Coleman’s motion for summary judgment. (ECF Nos. 112, 107). 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, 2012 WL 3639070 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (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. 112) and GRANTS Defendant Coleman’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 107). This is a final order and closes the case.

SO ORDERED.

Date: March 9, 2026 s/F. Kay Behm F. Kay Behm United States District Judge