Stephens v. Welickovitch et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
GLENN STEPHENS,
Plaintiff,
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MATT WELICKOVITCH, et al.,
Defendants.
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Civil No. 4:25-CV-01825
Judge Jennifer P. Wilson
MEMORANDUM
Before the court is the report and recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge Leo A. Latella recommending that this action be dismissed
without prejudice for failing to pay the filing fee. (Doc. 18.) Judge Latella also
recommends that the pending motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment
be denied as moot. (Id.) No party has filed objections to the report and
recommendation, resulting in the forfeiture of de novo review by this court. Nara
v. Frank, 488 F.3d 187, 194 (3d Cir. 2007) (citing Henderson v. Carlson, 812 F.2d
874, 878–79 (3d Cir. 1987)).
Following an independent review of the report and record, and affording
“reasoned consideration” to the uncontested portions of the report, EEOC v. City of
Long Branch, 866 F.3d 93, 100 (3d Cir. 2017) (quoting Henderson, 812 F.2d at
879), to “satisfy [the court] that there is no clear error on the face of the record,”
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), advisory committee notes, the court finds that Judge
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Latella’s analysis is well-reasoned and fully supported by the record and applicable
law. Accordingly, the court will adopt the report and recommendation, Doc. 18,
dismiss this case without prejudice, and deny as moot the motion to dismiss, Doc.
15, and motion for summary judgment, Doc. 16. An appropriate order follows.
s/Jennifer P. Wilson
JENNIFER P. WILSON
United States District Judge
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Dated: February 17, 2026
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