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*1 Case 1:23-cv-01286-RJJ-SJB ECF No. 51, PageID.465 Filed 11/17/25 Page 1 of 2
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION KEITH DURR #614438,
Plaintiff,
CASE No. 1:23-cv-1286 v.
HON. ROBERT J. JONKER EDWIN VANDERWIEL, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Berens’s Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 48) and Plaintiff’s Objection to the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 49). Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, where, as here, a party has objected to portions of a Report and Recommendation, “[t]he district judge . . . has a duty to reject the magistrate judge’s recommendation unless, on de novo reconsideration, he or she finds it justified.” 12 W RIGHT , M ILLER , & M ARCUS , F EDERAL P RACTICE AND P ROCEDURE § 3070.2, at 381 (2d ed. 1997). Specifically, the Rules provide that:
The district judge must determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge’s disposition that has been properly objected to. The district judge may accept, reject, or modify the recommended disposition; receive further evidence; or return the matter to the magistrate judge with instructions.
F ED R. C IV . P. 72(b)(3). De novo review in these circumstances requires at least a review of the evidence before the Magistrate Judge. Hill v. Duriron Co. , 656 F.2d 1208, 1215 (6th Cir. 1981). The Court has reviewed de novo the claims and evidence presented to the Magistrate Judge; the *2 Case 1:23-cv-01286-RJJ-SJB ECF No. 51, PageID.466 Filed 11/17/25 Page 2 of 2
Report and Recommendation itself; and Plaintiff’s objections. After its review, the Court finds the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation is factually sound and legally correct.
The Magistrate Judge recommends denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Relief (ECF No. 44) because the motion is both untimely and fails on the merits (ECF No. 48, PageID.547). Plaintiff’s objections fail to deal in a meaningful way with the Magistrate Judge’s analysis and the rules regarding the procedure and substance of Rule 60(b) motions. The Magistrate Judge carefully and thoroughly considered the record, the parties’ arguments, and the governing law. The Magistrate Judge properly analyzed Plaintiff’s claims. Nothing in Plaintiff’s Objections changes the fundamental analysis.
ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 48) is APPROVED AND ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Relief (ECF No. 44) is DENIED.
Dated: November 17, 2025 /s/ Robert J. Jonker ROBERT J. JONKER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2