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imposing sanction and attorneys' fees and reducing both to judgment
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Case No. 17-11035
05-31-2018
SONYA TIMMON, Plaintiff, v. INVEST INSELF, LLC a Michigan limited liability company, and COEN McGARITY, an individual, Defendants.
Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [44] AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, IMPOSE SANCTIONS AND AWARD ATTORNEY FEES [17]
Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Anthony Patti's May 8, 2018, Report and Recommendation. (R. 44.) At the conclusion, Magistrate Judge Patti notified the parties that they were required to file any objections within fourteen days of service, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b)(2) and Eastern District of Michigan Local Rule 72.1(d), and that "[f]ailure to file specific objections constitutes a waiver of any further right of appeal." (R. 44, PID 273.) It is now May 31, 2018. As such, the time to file objections has expired. No objections have been filed.
The Court finds that the parties' failure to object is a procedural default, waiving review of the Magistrate Judge's findings by this Court. In United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947, 949-50 (6th Cir. 1981), the Sixth Circuit established a rule of procedural default, holding that "a party shall file objections with the district court or else waive right to appeal." And in Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 144 (1985), the Supreme Court explained that the Sixth Circuit's waiver-of-appellate-review rule rested on the assumption "that the failure to object may constitute a procedural default waiving review even at the district court level." 474 U.S. at 149; see also Garrison v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC, No. 10-13990, 2012 WL 1278044, at *8 (E.D. Mich. Apr. 16, 2012) ("The Court is not obligated to review the portions of the report to which no objection was made." (citing Thomas, 474 U.S. at 149-52)). The Court further held that this rule violates neither the Federal Magistrates Act nor the Federal Constitution.
The Court therefore finds that the parties have waived further review of the Magistrate Judge's Report and accepts his recommended disposition. It follows that the motion to enforce settlement agreement, impose sanctions and award attorney fees filed by Sonya Timmon (R. 17) is GRANTED. Accordingly, the Court will separately enter judgment in favor of Timmon and against Defendants, jointly, in the amount of $13,000.
SO ORDERED.
s/Laurie J. Michelson
LAURIE J. MICHELSON
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: May 31, 2018
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record and any unrepresented parties via the Court's ECF System to their respective email or First Class U.S. mail addresses disclosed on the Notice of Electronic Filing on May 31, 2018.
s/Keisha Jackson
Case Manager