Raghavan v. Sukapurath et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION
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SAJEESH KUMAR KAMALA RAGHAVAN,
Plaintiff,
v. 	Case No. 2:25-cv-2710-MSN-atc
REMMIA SUKAPURATH, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL OF
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND FOR SUA SPONTE DISMISSAL
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Before the Court is the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation for Denial of
Injunctive Relief and for Sua Sponte Dismissal (ECF No. 12, “Report”) entered on January 27,
2026. The Report recommends that Plaintiff’s motions for injunctive relief (ECF Nos. 4 & 9) be
denied and this matter be dismissed sua sponte for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
Congress enacted 28 U.S.C. § 636 to relieve the burden on the federal judiciary by
permitting the assignment of district court duties to magistrate judges. See United States v. Curtis,
237 F.3d 598, 602 (6th Cir. 2001) (citing Gomez v. United States, 490 U.S. 858, 869–70 (1989));
see also Baker v. Peterson, 67 F. App’x 308, 310 (6th Cir. 2003). For dispositive matters, “[t]he
district judge must determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge’s disposition that has been
properly objected to.” See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3); 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1). After reviewing the
evidence, the court is free to accept, reject, or modify the magistrate judge’s proposed findings or
recommendations. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The district court is not required to review—under a de
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novo or any other standard—those aspects of the report and recommendation to which no objection
is made. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985). The district court should adopt the
magistrate judge’s findings and rulings to which no specific objection is filed. See id. at 151.
Objections to any part of a magistrate judge’s disposition “must be clear enough to enable
the district court to discern those issues that are dispositive and contentious.” Miller v. Currie, 50
F.3d 373, 380 (6th Cir. 1995); see also Arn, 474 U.S. at 147 (stating that the purpose of the rule is
to “focus attention on those issues . . . that are at the heart of the parties’ dispute.”). Each objection
to the magistrate judge’s recommendation should include how the analysis is wrong, why it was
wrong, and how de novo review will obtain a different result on that particular issue. See Howard
v. Sec’y of Health & Human Servs., 932 F.2d 505, 509 (6th Cir. 1991). A general objection, or one
that merely restates the arguments previously presented and addressed by the magistrate judge,
does not sufficiently identify alleged errors in the report and recommendation. Id. When an
objection 	reiterates 	the 	arguments 	presented 	to 	the 	magistrate 	judge, 	the 	report 	and
recommendation should be reviewed for clear error. Verdone v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., No. 16-CV-
14178, 2018 WL 1516918, at *2 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 28, 2018) (citing Ramirez v. United States, 898
F. Supp. 2d 659, 663 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)); Equal Employment Opportunity Comm’n v. Dolgencorp,
LLC, 277 F. Supp. 3d 932, 965 (E.D. Tenn. 2017).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
The Report was entered on January 27, 2026, and Plaintiff received electronic notice that
same day. The Report notified the parties that any objections or exceptions to the Report could be
filed within 14 days after the party was served with a copy of the Report. It also warned that failure
to file objections or exceptions within 14 days may constitute a waiver and/or forfeiture of any
objections, exceptions, or further appeal. 	The 14-day period has expired, and no objections,
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exceptions, or other motions have been filed. The Court has reviewed the Report for clear error
and finds none. The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 12) is ADOPTED
in its entirety. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion for Emergency Injunctive Relief (ECF No. 4) and
Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (ECF No. 9) are DENIED, and this matter
is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 18th day of February, 2026.
s/ Mark S. Norris
MARK S. NORRIS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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