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6:23-cv-06362
W.D.N.Y.
Mar 11, 2025

Eric Douglas Powers, Plaintiff, v. Sheriff James Allard, et al., Defendants.

Case # 23-CV-6362-FPG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

March 11, 2025

DECISION & ORDER

In September 2024, Magistrate Judge Mark W. Pedersen ordered Plaintiff to show cause why the case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute. ECF Nos. 31, 32. Plaintiff did not respond. On February 10, 2025, Judge Pedersen issued a Report & Recommendation (“R&R“) recommending that the case be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) and/or Local Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(d). ECF No. 37. No objections have been filed.

Generally, a court reviews portions of an R&R to which a party makes specific objections de novo. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). When a party does not object to the R&R, however, the court will review it for clear error. EEOC v. AZ Metro Distributors, LLC, 272 F. Supp. 3d 336, 339 (E.D.N.Y. 2017). “When performing such a clear error review, the court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.” Boice v. M+W U.S., Inc., 130 F. Supp. 3d 677, 686 (N.D.N.Y. 2015) (internal quotation marks omitted). After conducting the appropriate review, the court may “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).

No objections having been filed, the Court has reviewed the R&R for clear error, and finds none. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS IN FULL Judge Pedersen‘s R&R (ECF No. 37). This action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE for Plaintiff‘s failure to prosecute. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment and close the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 11, 2025

Rochester, New York

HON. FRANK P. GERACI, JR.

United States District Judge

Western District of New York

Case Details

Case Name: Powers v. Allard
Court Name: District Court, W.D. New York
Date Published: Mar 11, 2025
Citation: 6:23-cv-06362
Docket Number: 6:23-cv-06362
Court Abbreviation: W.D.N.Y.
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