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BLACKBURN v. GRAI GENESEE COUNTY

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division
Dec 10, 2008
Case No. 08-11597 (E.D. Mich. Dec. 10, 2008)

Opinion

Case No. 08-11597.

December 10, 2008


ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION


This matter is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Virginia M. Morgan's Report and Recommendation, dated September 24, 2008. Magistrate Judge Morgan recommends that Defendant Genesee County Sheriff's Department's Motion to Dismiss be denied, and the case caption be amended to substitute "Genesee County" for "Genesee County Sheriff's Department" and the case proceed against Genesee County and Grai. To date, Defendant Genesee County has not filed any objection to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation.

The Court has had an opportunity to review this matter and finds that the Magistrate Judge reached the correct conclusion for the proper reasons.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Virginia M. Morgan, dated September 24, 2008 is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED as this Court's findings and conclusions of law.

IT IS ORDERED that Defendant Genesee County Sheriff's Department's Motion to Dismiss [Docket No. 9, filed on May 28, 2008] is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the case caption shall be amended to reflect Genesee County as a party defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

BLACKBURN v. GRAI GENESEE COUNTY

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division
Dec 10, 2008
Case No. 08-11597 (E.D. Mich. Dec. 10, 2008)
Case details for

BLACKBURN v. GRAI GENESEE COUNTY

Case Details

Full title:JUSTIN BLACKBURN, Plaintiff, v. GRAI and GENESEE COUNTY, Defendants

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division

Date published: Dec 10, 2008

Citations

Case No. 08-11597 (E.D. Mich. Dec. 10, 2008)

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