IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE DIVISION

GILES CARL ASKINS, ) Plaintiff, ) NO, 3:19-cv-00716 ) JUDGE RICHARDSON CADILLAC POLICE DEPT., etal.

Defendants. ORDER Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Docket No. 41), to which no Objections have been filed. The failure to object to a report and recommendation releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter. Frias v. Frias, No. 2:18-cv-00076,

, at *2 (M.D. Tenn. Feb, 12, 2019); Hart v. Bee Property Mgmt., Case No. 18-cy-11851,

, at * 1 (E.D. Mich, March 18, 2019) (citing Thomas v, Arn, 474 US. 140, 149 (1985)). The district court is not required to review, under a de novo or any other standard, those aspects □□ the report and recommendation to which no objection is made. Ashraf vy. Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.,

(W.D. Tenn. 2018); Benson v. Walden Security, Case No, 3:18-cv-0010,

, at * 3 (M.D. Tenn. Dec. 4, 2018). The district court should adopt the magistrate judge’s findings and rulings to which no specific objection is filed. Jd. The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation and the file. The Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED and APPROVED. —

Accordingly, the Motions to Dismiss filed by Defendants Cadillac Police Department and the Wexford County Defendants! (Doc. Nos. 14 and 28) are DENIED as moot, as Plaintiff has withdrawn his claims against them and declared his claims against them to be “null” and “void.” (Doc. No. 12). In addition, the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant Cadillac Evening News (Doc. No. 30) is GRANTED. This action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, and the Clerk is directed to close the file. IT IS SO ORDERED.

ELIRICHARDSON s— UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

' “Wexford County Defendants” are defined in the Report and Recommendation as Defendants Cadillac Circuit Court Judge and Cadillac County Government.