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Defendant Paul D. Borja was never served and was dismissed without prejudice by

order of this Court dated February 5, 2010.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

SOUTHERN DIVISION

JOHNNIE DENHAM,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALBERT LORD, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 2:09-cv-12740

HONORABLE STEPHEN J. MURPHY, III

ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

(docket no. 18), GRANTING MOTION BY DEFENDANT BOLHOUSE LAW TO

DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION FOR A

MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT (docket no. 3) AND GRANTING MOTION BY

DEFENDANT ALBERT LORD TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT (docket 6)

This is an action stemming from the foreclosure and sheriff’s sale of property at

35816 Concord Dr., Romulus, Michigan. Plaintiff Johnnie Denham is suing defendant

Bolhouse, Vander Hulst, Risko, Baar & Lefere, P.C. (“Bolhouse Law”), defendant Albert

Lord, Vice-Chairman and CEO of SLM Financial Corporation ("SLM"), and Warren C.

Evans, Wayne County Sheriff.1 Before the Court are the motion of defendant Bolhouse

Law to dismiss the complaint, or in the alternative, for a more definite statement, filed on

July 31, 2009 (docket no. 3), the motion by defendant Lord to dismiss the plaintiff's

complaint, filed on August 4, 2009 (docket no. 6), and the Report and Recommendation of

Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen, filed on February 28, 2010 (docket no. 18). The

magistrate judge’s report and recommendation recommended that both motions be granted

and that all claims against defendants Bolhouse Law and Lord be dismissed with prejudice.

The Magistrate Judge also notified the parties that any objections must be filed within
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fourteen days of service. No party has filed objections to the reports and

recommendations.

The Court’s standard of review for a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation

depends upon whether a party files objections. If a party does not object to the report and

recommendation, the Court does not need to conduct a review by any standard. Thomas

v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985). Because neither party filed timely objections to

Magistrate Judge Whalen’s reports and recommendations, see 28 U.S.C. § 636(B)(1)(c);

Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(e), this Court need not and will not conduct a review.

ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation

of February 28, 2010 [docket entry 18] is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED as the opinion of this

Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Bolhouse Law's Motion to Dismiss or, In

the Alternative, For a More Definite Statement [docket entry 3] is GRANTED. All claims

against Defendant Bolhouse, Vander Hulst, Risko, Baar & Lefere, P.C. are DISMISSED

WITH PREJUDICE.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant Albert Lord's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's

Complaint [docket entry 6] is GRANTED. All claims against Albert Lord are DISMISSED

WITH PREJUDICE.

s/Stephen J. Murphy, III 

STEPHEN J. MURPHY, III

United States District Judge

Dated: March 19, 2010

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or

counsel of record on March 19, 2010, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.

Alissa Greer 

Case Manager