Opinion
Civil Action No. 18-1152
12-18-2018
BLAINE E. COLEMAN, Sr., Plaintiff, v. C/O HODGES, Defendant.
Judge Nora Barry Fischer/Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly MEMORANDUM ORDER
The above-captioned prisoner civil rights action was received by the Clerk of Court on August 30, 2018, and was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and Rule 72 of the Local Rules for Magistrate Judges.
The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (the "Report"), ECF No. 9, filed on November 30, 2018, recommended that this civil action be dismissed pursuant to the screening provisions of the PLRA for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Service of the Report was made on Plaintiff at his address of record. Plaintiff was given until December 17 2018 to file any objections. No Objections were filed.
AND NOW, this 18th day of December 2018;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Operative Complaint is DISMISSED for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that after de novo review of the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 9, filed on November 30, 2018, by Magistrate Judge Kelly, the Report is adopted as the opinion of the court.
The Clerk shall mark the case closed.
BY THE COURT:
s/Nora Barry Fischer
Nora Barry Fischer
United States District Court Judge cc: The Honorable Maureen P. Kelly
United States Magistrate Judge
BLAINE E. COLEMAN, SR.
Mercer County Jail
55 Thompson Road
Mercer, PA 16137