Opinion
Case No. 8:13-cv-1052-T-33TGW
03-25-2014
ROLAND PIER, Plaintiff, v. ADVANCE/NEWHOUSE PARTNERSHIP Defendant.
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on consideration of the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Thomas G. Wilson (Doc. # 30), filed on March 5, 2014, recommending that Defendant Advance/Newhouse Partnership's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. # 18) be granted and judgment be entered in favor of Advance/Newhouse Partnership and against Plaintiff Roland Pier on Pier's claims in this case.
As of this date, no objection to the Report and Recommendation has been filed, and the time to do so has now passed. After careful consideration, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. Discussion
After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject or modify the magistrate judge's report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Williams v. Wainwright, 681 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1112 (1983).
In the absence of specific objections, there is no requirement that a district judge review factual findings de novo, Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 F.2d 776, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993), and the court may accept, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendations. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The district judge reviews legal conclusions de novo, even in the absence of an objection. See Cooper-Hous. v. S. Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994); Castro Bobadilla v. Reno, 826 F. Supp. 1428, 1431-32 (S.D. Fla. 1993), aff'd, 28 F.3d 116 (11th Cir. 1994).
After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, and giving de novo review to matters of law, the Court accepts the factual findings and legal conclusions of the Magistrate Judge, and adopts the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED: (1) The Report and Recommendation of Thomas G. Wilson, United States Magistrate Judge (Doc. # 30) is ADOPTED. (2) Defendant Advance/Newhouse Partnership's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. # 18) is GRANTED. (3) The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendant Advance/Newhouse Partnership and against Plaintiff Roland Pier and thereafter CLOSE THIS CASE.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers in Tampa, Florida, this 25th day of March, 2014.
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VIRGINIA M. HERNANDEZ COVINGTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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