Heflin #483317 v. Michigan Department of Corrections et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
JERMAINE D. HEFLIN,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.,
Defendants.
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Case No. 1:24-cv-523
HON. JANE M. BECKERING
ORDER
This is a civil rights action brought by a state prisoner under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendant
VanderWiel filed a Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 19). The matter was referred to the
Magistrate Judge, who issued a Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 34) on April 30, 2026,
recommending that this Court grant Defendant’s motion and terminate this matter. 	In addition,
the Magistrate Judge recommended that an appeal would not be in good faith. 	The Report and
Recommendation was duly served on the remaining parties. No objections have been filed. See
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 34) is
APPROVED and ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant VanderWiel’s Motion for Summary
Judgment (ECF No. 19) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3)
that an appeal of this decision would not be taken in good faith because Plaintiff failed to file any
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objections. 	See McGore v. Wrigglesworth, 114 F.3d 601, 610-11 (6th Cir. 1997), overruled on
other grounds by Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199, 206, 211-12 (2007).
A Judgment will be entered consistent with this Order.
Dated: June 4, 2026 	/s/ Jane M. Beckering
JANE M. BECKERING
United States District Judge
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