Evans et al v. Robertson et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Sybrena Evans,
Plaintiff,
v.
Danielle Robertson, et al.,
Defendants.
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Case No. 24-13435
Judith E. Levy
United States District Judge
Mag. Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [75]
Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford’s Report
and Recommendation recommending the Court set aside the Clerk’s
entry of default and to grant in part and deny in part Defendant’s motions
to dismiss. (ECF Nos 28, 39.)
The parties were required to file specific written objections, if any,
within 14 days of service. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2); E.D. Mich. L.R. 72.1(d).
No objections were filed.1 The Court has nevertheless carefully reviewed
1 Both parties submitted objections to Judge Stafford’s Report and
Recommendation, but both filings were stricken and are not a part of the record for
the reasons set forth in the Court’s order to show cause. (ECF No. 106, PageID.2257,
2260 (striking ECF Nos. 79, 93).)
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the Report and Recommendation and concurs in the reasoning and result.
Accordingly,
The Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 75) is ADOPTED;
Defendant “Danielle Robertson’s”2 motion to set aside default (ECF
No. 28) is GRANTED; and
Defendant Robertson’s motions to dismiss (ECF Nos. 28, 39) are
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Evans’ remaining claims
are “(1) copyright infringement stemming from the use of Evans’s
likeness; (2) defamation stemming from Robertson’s alleged posts about
Evans’s professional misconduct, false reports to police, and posts
including bodycam footage; and (3) cyberbullying and harassment
stemming from Robertson’s posts about Evans’s divorce.” (ECF No. 75,
PageID.825.)
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 20, 2025 	s/Judith E. Levy
Ann Arbor, Michigan 	JUDITH E. LEVY
United States District Judge
2 “Danielle Robertson” is Defendant’s alias and not her true name.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served
upon counsel of record and any unrepresented parties via the Court’s
ECF System to their respective email or first-class U.S. mail addresses
disclosed on the Notice of Electronic Filing on November 20, 2025.
s/William Barkholz
WILLIAM BARKHOLZ
Case Manager
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