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*1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION

Dejavone Lee Woods,

Plaintiff, Case No. 17-0170 v. Judith E. Levy Brandon O’Kelley, et al .,

Mag. Judge Barbara D. Holmes Defendant.

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ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [28], GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS [15], AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT [25]

This matter is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Barbara D.

Holmes's August 23, 2017 Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 28), recommending that defendants' motion to dismiss (Dkt. 15) be granted, plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend the complaint (Dkt. 25) be denied, and that this action be dismissed with prejudice.

The Court has carefully reviewed the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, and finds that it is well-reasoned and supported by the relevant law. The law provides that either party may serve and *2 file written objections “[w]ithin fourteen days after being served with a copy” of the report and recommendations. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The district court will make a “ de novo determination of those portions of the report ... to which objection is made.” Id. Neither party filed any objections to Magistrate Judge Holmes's Report and Recommendation, and the time to do so has expired. Where, as here, neither party objects to the Report and Recommendation, the District Court is not obligated to independently review the record. See Thomas v. Arn , 474 U.S. 140, 149-52 (1985). The Court will, therefore, adopt the Magistrate Judge's Re-port and Recommendation of August 23, 2017, as this Court's findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that: Magistrate Judge Holmes's Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 41) of June 23, 2017 is ADOPTED;

Defendants' motion to dismiss (Dkt. 15) is GRANTED; Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend the complaint (Dkt. 25) is DENIED; and

This case is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: November 1, 2017 s/Judith E. Levy Ann Arbor, Michigan JUDITH E. LEVY

Sitting by Special Designation