Poulson v. Kirkegard, No. 6:2014cv00043 - Document 90 (D. Mont. 2016)

Court Description: ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 87 in full. Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order 69 is DENIED. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 5/5/2016. Mailed to Poulson. (TAG, )

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Poulson v. Kirkegard Doc. 90 FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA HELENA DIVISION KERMIT POULSON, MAY 0 5 2016 Clerk U s Oistr; Okitrict Of M ct Court ••. ontana '"''SS0ula CV 14--43-H-DLC-JTJ Plaintiff, ORDER vs. DERICK BUDD, BEAU BALTEZAR, GARRETT KENT, SAM SHORT, JOSH SWEENEY, AND JASON TRUDEAU, Defendants. United States Magistrate Judge John Johnston entered his Order, Findings and Recommendations in this matter on March 29, 2016, recommending that Plaintiff Kermit Poulson's ("Poulson") Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order (Doc. 69) should be denied. Poulson failed to timely object to the Findings and Recommendations, and so waived his right to de novo review of the record. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l)(C). This Court reviews for clear error those findings and recommendations to which no party objects. See McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Bus. Mach., Inc., 656 F.2d 1309, 1313 (9th Cir. 1981); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985). Clear error exists if the Court is left with a "definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been -1- Dockets.Justia.com committed." United States v. Syrax, 235 F.3d 422, 427 (9th Cir. 2000) (citations omitted). Having reviewed the Findings and Recommendations, the Court finds no clear error in Judge Johnston's conclusion that Poulson's Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order should be denied because he has not demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits due to his failure to exhaust his administrative remedies. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that: (1) Judge Johnston's Findings and Recommendations (Doc. 87) are ADOPTED IN FULL. (2) Poulson's Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order (Doc. 69) is DENIED. Dated this day of May, 2016. Dana L. Christensen, Chief Judge United States District Court -2-

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