ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

GORDON J. QUIST, District Judge.

On November 26, 2019, Magistrate Judge Phillip Green issued a Report and Recommendation (R & R) recommending that the Court: (1) grant Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and dismiss Plaintiff's retaliation claims against Defendants Trierweiler and Ferguson for failure to properly exhaust administrative remedies; (2) dismiss Plaintiff's equal protection and conspiracy claims against Defendants Trierweiler and Ferguson for failure to state a claim; and (3) dismiss Defendants Trierweiler and Ferguson from this action. The Court has reviewed the R & R. No objections have been filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). Thus, the Court will adopt the R & R.

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the November 26, 2019, Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 30) is approved and adopted as the Opinion of the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (ECF No. 19) is GRANTED for the reasons set forth in the R & R. Plaintiff's retaliation claims against Defendants Trierweiler and Ferguson are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to properly exhaust administrative remedies.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's equal protection and conspiracy claims against Defendants Trierweiler and Ferguson are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for failure to state a claim. Defendants Trierweiler and Ferguson are dismissed from this action.