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IN THE UNITED STATES nISTRI(~T COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PI:NNSYLVANIA LONNELL HUGHES, )
Plaintiff, Civil A.ction No. 11-6 ) Distri~t Judge Nora Barry Fischer ) v. Magi::trate Judge Cynthia Rel~d Eddy ) )
ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT )
AUTHORITY, )
Defendant. )
MEMORANDUM ORDER
On January 4,2011, the above captioned case was fikd in this Court and wa~;; referred to a magistrate judge for pretrial proceedings in accordance v. ith the Magistrate Judges Act, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and Rules n.c and 72.D of the Local Rules of Court for Magistrate Judges.
The Magistrate Judge filed a Report and Recommend,tion on January 13,2012, (doc. no. 8) recommending that the action be dismissed because Plainti ff s complaint fails to state a cause of action and "is woefully short of the facts and particulars t: lat would put defendant Allegheny County Airport Authority on notice of what it is Plaintiff is ~laiming it did to him that requires redress. He seems to be stating a claim for retaliation of some sort, for filing a law ~;uit of some sort, the retaliation having something to do with being 'put on' his wife's insurance, or not. If and when Allegheny County Airport Authority is served wit 1 his complaint, it will have only a vague idea of the nature and none of the particulars of his daim. As it stands nov,', Plaintiff's complaint is frivolous because it lacks an arguable basis eithe' in law or in fact." Id. At 7.
The Report and Recommendation recommended that Plaintiff s complaint h:~ dismissed, with leave of court to amend the complaint to attempt to cure its obvious defic,encies, and Plaintiff was given until January 31, 2012, to file an Amended Complaint or Objections to the
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Report and Recommendation, and a copy of the Report and Recommendation was sent to him at his listed address. Neither Amended Complaint nor Objectior s have been filed.
After de novo review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, the following order is entered: /31& day of February, 2012;
AND NOW, this IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation [ECF No.8] dated January 13, 2012, is ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is Dl SMISSED, and that the Clerk of Court mark this case CLOSED.
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant t(1 Rule 4(a)(1) of the F(:deral Rules of Appellate Procedure, Plaintiff has thirty (30) days to file a notice of appeal as provided by Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
By the Court: ~~ nited Sta.tes District Judge ~
ra Bar'y Fisch r cc:
all ECF Registered Counsel
LonnelI Hughes
567 Rosedale Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
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