Norwood v. Disability Rights Tennessee

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA DIVISION

LINDA J. NORWOOD and THE ) ORANGE GROVE CENTER, INC., ) ) 1:23-CV-00111-DCLC-CHS Plaintiffs, )

) v. ) ) DISABILITY RIGHTS TENNESSEE, ) ) Defendant. )

ORDER This matter is before the Court to consider the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) of United States Magistrate Judge Christopher H. Steger [Doc. 78]. On September 23, 2024, the magistrate judge granted Plaintiffs leave to file a Joint Amended Complaint and, as a result, recommends that Defendant Disability Rights Tennessee’s (“DRT”) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [Doc. 53] be dismissed as moot [Doc. 78, pg. 5]. No party has filed objections to the R&R and the time to do so has passed.1 See Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b). After thorough consideration of the R&R and the record as a whole, the Court finds that the magistrate judge properly analyzed the issues presented. For the reasons set out in the R&R, which are incorporated by reference herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the R&R [Doc. 78] is ADOPTED. Accordingly, DRT’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [Doc. 53] is DISMISSED AS MOOT. SO ORDERED: s/ Clifton L. Corker United States District Judge

1 Failure to file objections within the 14-day period pursuant to Rule 72(b) results in waiver of the right to appeal the Court’s order. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 153-54 (1985).