Downs v. Dennis McDonough, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION STEPHEN DOWNS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) NO. 3:20-cv-01090 v. ) JUDGE RICHARDSON ) DENIS McDONOUGH, Secretary of ) Veterans Affairs, et al., ) ) Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 54, “R&R”) from the Magistrate Judge recommending that the Court grant in part and deny in part Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 40, “Motion”), which sought dismissal of Plaintiff’s claims under Federal Rule of…