McAllister v. District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________________ ) ROBIN MCALLISTER, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 12-1002 ) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ) ) Defendant. ) __________________________________________) ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 72.3, on June 21, 2012, the above-captioned matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Facciola for full case management up to and excluding trial. After the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, Magistrate Judge Facciola issued a report and recommendation recommending that the Court deny plaintiff’s motion and grant defendant’s motion. (Report & Recommendation, February 20, 2014 [ECF No. 16].) Under Local Civil Rule 72.3(b), parties may file for consideration by the district judge written objections within fourteen days of service of a magistrate judge’s report. See LCvR 72.3(b). A party’s failure to file an objection within that fourteen days may waive appellate review of a District Court order adopting the report and recommendation. Id. The Court concurs with the recommendations contained in the magistrate judge’s report. Since no party has filed any objections and the time for doing so has expired, it is hereby ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Facciola’s Report and Recommendation filed on February 20, 2014 [ECF No. 16] is ADOPTED IN FULL; it is further ORDERED that, for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation, plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment is DENIED [ECF No. 10] and defendant’s motion for summary judgment [ECF No. 11] is GRANTED. This is a final, appealable order. /s/ ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE United States District Judge on behalf of the Calendar Committee Date: March 10, 2014 2