Burnett #200640 v. Washington et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
NORTHERN DIVISION
MICHAEL ANGELO BURNETT #200640,
Plaintiff,
v.
BRENDA BUCHANAN,
Defendant.
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Case No. 2:25-cv-203
HONORABLE PAUL L. MALONEY
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
This is a prisoner civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed an
amended complaint on January 20, 2026. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), the Magistrate
Judge issued a Report and Recommendation on February 6, 2026 recommending that the amended
complaint be dismissed in part. The Report and Recommendation was duly served on the parties.
No objections have been filed. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (ECF. No. 21) is
APPROVED and ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Amended Complaint is DISMISSED IN PART for
the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation. 	Specifically, all claims contained in the
Amended Complaint are dismissed except for Plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims of denial of
medical 	care 	against 	Defendants 	Buchanan 	and 	Russo 	arising 	from 	Plaintiff’s 	pre-
cancerous/cancerous condition.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that for the same reasons the Court concludes that
Plaintiff’s claims are properly dismissed, the Court also concludes that any issue Plaintiff might
raise on appeal would be frivolous. 	Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 445 (1962).
Accordingly, the Court certifies that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
Dated: 	March 12, 2026 	/s/ Paul L. Maloney
Paul L. Maloney
United States District Judge
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