The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE DIVISION
RICHARD E. SCHATZEL,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 3:19-cv-888-J-34PDB
vs.
DUVAL COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARD/DISTRICT, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER
THIS CAUSE is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 14;
Report), entered by the Honorable Patricia D. Barksdale, United States Magistrate Judge,
on December 16, 2019. In the Report, Judge Barksdale recommends that this case be
dismissed, without prejudice, as to those Defendants who have not yet been served. See
Report at 2. Plaintiff has failed to file objections to the Report, and the time for doing so
has passed.
The Court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or
recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). If no specific
objections to findings of fact are filed, the district court is not required to conduct a de novo
review of those findings. See Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 F.2d 776, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993);
see also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). However, the district court must review legal conclusions
de novo. See Cooper-Houston v. Southern Ry. Co., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994);
United States v. Rice, No. 2:07-mc-8-FtM-29SPC, 2007 WL 1428615 at *1 (M.D. Fla.
May 14, 2007).
Upon independent review of the file and for the reasons stated in the Magistrate
Judge’s Report, the Court will accept and adopt the legal and factual conclusions
recommended by the Magistrate Judge. Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED:
1. The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 14) is
ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.
2. This case is DISMISSED without prejudice as to Defendants Duval County
School Board/District; Leslie Russell and successors; Erica Harding;
John/Jane Doe; Mrs. Bravo; John Zeigler and successor(s); Karen Roush;
Lisa Burkert; Doreen Sams and successor; Jan King; D.B.A./International
Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 512; Jim Shurling; and Stewart
Cauthan.
3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to terminate these Defendants from the
Court docket.
DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida this 8th day of January, 2020.
United States District Judge
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