Zook v. Legenhousen, et al., No. 3:2022cv00510 - Document 13 (N.D.N.Y 2022)

Court Description: DECISION and ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations re Dkt. # 12 Report and Recommendations: It is therefore ORDERED that Judge Lovrics Report Recommendation, dkt. # 12 , is hereby ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. Plaintiffs Amended Complaint, dkt. # 11, is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE the case. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas J. McAvoy on 12/8/2022. (Copy served via regular and certified mail)(gmd)

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Zook v. Legenhousen, et al. Doc. 13 Case 3:22-cv-00510-TJM-ML Document 13 Filed 12/08/22 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK __________________________________________ AMANDA ZOOK, Plaintiff, v. 3:22-CV-510 (TJM/ML) RICHARD LEGENHOUSEN, and BRIAN BURDINE, Defendants. ___________________________________________ Thomas J. McAvoy, Sr. U.S. District Judge DECISION & ORDER Plaintiff filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and other f ederal statutes, alleging that Defendants, Police Officers in Johnson City, New York, violated her rights in a variety of ways, including by participating in events that led to assaults on her that caused serious injuries. The Court referred the matter to the Hon. Miroslav Lovric, United States Magistrate Judge, for a Report-Recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Rule 72.3(c). Judge Lovric gave the Complaint, filed pro se, an initial review and issued a Report-Recommendation. See dkt. # 9. Judge Lovric found that Plaintiff had failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and recommended that the Court dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint with leave to replead. Id. The Court accepted and adopted the report recommendation. See dkt. #10. Plaintiff filed a document in response to the Court’s order dismissing her case with 1 Dockets.Justia.com Case 3:22-cv-00510-TJM-ML Document 13 Filed 12/08/22 Page 2 of 2 leave to replead. See dkt. # 11. Judge Lovric construed that document as an Amended Complaint, gave it an initial review, and issued a Report-Recommendation. See dkt. # 12. The Report-Recommendation, dated November 4, 2022, recommends that the Court dismiss Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint without leave to replead. Plaintiff’s amended pleading, Judge Lovric finds, fails to state any claim for relief which the Court could grant. Plaintiff has failed to allege any facts which indicate she has suffered a legal wrong the Court could address. Plaintiff did not object to the Report-Recommendation. The time for such objections has passed. After examining the record, this Court has determined that the Report-Recommendation is not subject to attack for plain error or manifest injustice and the Court will accept and adopt the Report-Recommendation for the reasons stated therein. Accordingly: It is therefore ORDERED that Judge Lovric’s Report-Recommendation, dkt. # 12, is hereby ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint, dkt. # 11, is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE the case. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: December 8, 2022 2

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