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BRYANT v. ROURKE, 15-cv-5564(SJF)(GRB). (2017)

Court: District Court, E.D. New York Number: infdco20170321c83 Visitors: 6
Filed: Mar. 17, 2017
Latest Update: Mar. 17, 2017
Summary: ORDER SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN , District Judge . Presently before the Court is Magistrate Judge Gary R. Brown's February 8, 2017 Report and Recommendation (the "Report") recommending that Defendant Detective Thomas Rourke, Shield #63, Long Beach Police Department's ("Defendant"), motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure be granted in its entirety. See Docket Entry ("DE") [38]. For the reasons set forth herein, the Court adopts Magistrate Judge Brown
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ORDER

Presently before the Court is Magistrate Judge Gary R. Brown's February 8, 2017 Report and Recommendation (the "Report") recommending that Defendant Detective Thomas Rourke, Shield #63, Long Beach Police Department's ("Defendant"), motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure be granted in its entirety. See Docket Entry ("DE") [38]. For the reasons set forth herein, the Court adopts Magistrate Judge Brown's Report in its entirety.

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, a magistrate judge may conduct proceedings of dispositive pretrial matters without the consent of the parties. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). The district court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendations of the magistrate judge. DeLuca v. Lord, 858 F.Supp. 1330, 1345 (S.D.N.Y. 1994); see also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). Where there are no specific written objections to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, the district court may accept the findings contained therein as long as the factual and legal bases supporting the findings are not clearly erroneous. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150, 106 S.Ct. 466, 472 (1985). Therefore, to accept the report and recommendation of a magistrate judge on a dispositive matter to which no timely objection has been made, the district court need only be satisfied that there is no clear error on the face of the record. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Johnson v. Goord, 487 F.Supp.2d 377, 379 (S.D.N.Y. 2007), aff'd, 305 F. App'x 815 (2d Cir. 2009); Baptichon v. Nevada State Bank, 304 F.Supp.2d 451, 453 (E.D.N.Y. 2004), aff'd, 125 F. App'x 374 (2d Cir. 2005).

No objections to Magistrate Judge Brown's February 8, 2017 Report have been filed, and the deadline to object has expired.1 See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (requiring that objections be filed within fourteen (14) days of being served with a copy of the report and recommendation); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2). Upon review, the Court is satisfied that the Report is not facially erroneous. Therefore, Magistrate Judge Brown's Report is adopted in its entirety, and Defendant's motion to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) is granted. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendant and close this case.

SO ORDERED.

FootNotes


1. Defendant served Plaintiff with a copy of Judge Brown's Report on February 22, 2017. DE [39].
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