ANDREW R. SMITH v. THEODORE MERMIGOS, ET AL.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN DIVISION No. 5:26-CV-194-BO-RN ANDREW R. SMITH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ORDER THEODORE MERMIGOS, ET AL., ) ) ) ) Defendants. ) This matter comes before the Court on the memorandum and recommendation (M&R) of United States Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers, II. [DE 9]. The plaintiff in this action has filed objections to the M&R. [DE 10]. In this posture, the matter is ripe for disposition. For the following reasons, the Court adopts the M&R in full. BACKGROUND Andrew Smith (hereinafter “the plaintiff’),…