Walker v. Winfrey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
MAURICE L. WALKER,
Plaintiff,
v.
CHRISTOPHER WINFREY,
Defendant.
:
:
Case No. 2:25-cv-1473
Chief Judge Sarah D. Morrison
Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A.
Preston Deavers
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the Magistrate Judge’s January 12, 2026
Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 3.) There, the Magistrate Judge performed
an initial screen of Plaintiff Maurice L. Walker’s Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(e)(2) and recommended that the Complaint be dismissed for failure to state a
claim on which relief can be granted. (Id.) The time for filing objections has passed,
and no objections have been filed.1
The Court ADOPTS and AFFIRMS the Report and Recommendation (ECF
No. 3) and DISMISSES the Complaint (ECF No. 1-1). The Court further
CERTIFIES that any appeal of the above-captioned action would not be taken in
good faith.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to TERMINATE this case from the docket.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Sarah D. Morrison
SARAH D. MORRISON, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
1 Plaintiff filed an “Affidavit of Truth” on January 29, 2026. (ECF No. 4.)
Plaintiff’s filing does not object to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and
Recommendation and is therefore not considered by the Court here.
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