District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania, 2026

Michael Robinson v. Judge Robert B. Saylor, et al.

Michael Robinson v. Judge Robert B. Saylor, et al.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · Decided March 31, 2026
Michael Robinson v. Judge Robert B. Saylor, et al.

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL ROBINSON, No. 4:25-CV-02092 Plaintiff, (Chief Judge Brann) v. (Magistrate Judge Caraballo) JUDGE ROBERT B. SAYLOR, et al., Defendants.

ORDER MARCH 31, 2026 Michael Robinson filed this civil rights complaint alleging that several individuals violated his rights with regard to a local election in in Shamokin, Pennsylvania.1 On March 3, 2026, Magistrate Judge Phillip J. Caraballo issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that this Court deny the pending motion for a temporary restraining order and close this case based upon its consolidation with another action that Robinson had filed in case number 4:25-CV- 02091.2 No timely objections were filed to this Report and Recommendation.

Where no objection is made to a report and recommendation, this Court will review the recommendation only for clear error.3 Regardless of whether objections Doc. 1.

2 Doc. 6.

3 Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), advisory committee notes; see Henderson v. Carlson, 812 F.2d 874, 878 (3d Cir. 1987) (explaining that court should in some manner review recommendations are made, district courts may accept, reject, or modify—in whole or in part—the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.4 Upon review of the record, the Court finds no error, clear or otherwise, in Magistrate Judge Caraballo’s recommendation. Consequently, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Magistrate Judge Phillip J. Caraballo’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 6) is ADOPTED; 2. Robinson’s motion for a temporary restraining order (Doc. 3) is DENIED without prejudice; and 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate all defendants and CLOSE this case.

BY THE COURT:

s/ Matthew W. Brann Matthew W. Brann Chief United States District Judge

4 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Local Rule 72.31.

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