Nicole Lynn Garcia v. Dauphin County for Children and Youth, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA NICOLE LYNN GARCIA, : Civil No. 1:25-CV-00693 : Plaintiff, : : v. : : DAUPHIN COUNTY FOR CHILDREN : AND YOUTH, et al., : : Defendants. : Judge Jennifer P. Wilson MEMORANDUM Before the court is the report and recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Leo A. Latella recommending that Plaintiff’s second amended complaint be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) without further leave to amend. (Doc. 19.) No party has filed objections to the report and recommendation, resulting in the forfeiture of de novo review by this court. Nara v. Frank, 488 F.3d 187, 194 (3d Cir. 2007) (citing Henderson v. Carlson, 812 F.2d 874, 878–79 (3d Cir. 1987)).

Following an independent review of the report and record, and affording “reasoned consideration” to the uncontested portions of the report, EEOC v. City of Long Branch, 866 F.3d 93, 100 (3d Cir. 2017) (quoting Henderson, 812 F.2d at 879), to “satisfy [the court] that there is no clear error on the face of the record,” Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), advisory committee notes, the court finds that Judge Latella’s analysis is well-reasoned and fully supported by the record and applicable law. Accordingly, the court will adopt the report and recommendation, Doc. 19, and dismiss Plaintiff’s second amended complaint, Doc. 16, with prejudice. An appropriate order follows. s/Jennifer P. Wilson JENNIFER P. WILSON United States District Judge Middle District of Pennsylvania Dated: February 17, 2026