Opinion

Brown v. Culick

Court
District Court, D. South Carolina
Filed
Apr 16, 2020
Cited by
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The opinion

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COLUMBIA DIVISION

DIONTRE JARVA BROWN, §

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VS. § CIVIL ACTION 3:20-395-MGL-SVH

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LETITIA I. CULICK, §

Defendant. §

ORDER ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

AND DISMISSING THE CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE

AND WITHOUT ISSUANCE AND SERVICE OF PROCESS

Plaintiff Diontre Jarva Brown (Brown) filed this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C.§ 1983 against

Defendant Letitia I. Culick. He is self represented.

The matter is before the Court for review of the Report and Recommendation (Report) of the

United States Magistrate Judge suggesting the complaint be dismissed without prejudice and without

issuance and service of process. The Report was made in accordance with 28 U.S.C.§ 636 and

Local Civil Rule 73.02 for the District of South Carolina.

The Magistrate Judge makes only a recommendation to this Court. The recommendation has

no presumptive weight. The responsibility to make a final determination remains with the Court.

Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 270 (1976). The Court is charged with making a de novo

determination of those portions of the Report to which specific objection is made, and the Court may

accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge or

recommit the matter with instructions. 28 U.S.C.§ 636(b)(1).

The Magistrate Judge filed the Report March 3, 2020, but Brown failed to file any

objections. “[I]n the absence of a timely filed objection, a district court need not conduct a de novo

review, but instead must ‘only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in

order to accept the recommendation.’” Diamond v. Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315

(4th Cir. 2005) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 advisory committee’s note). Moreover, a failure to

object waives appellate review. Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 845-46 (4th Cir. 1985).

After a thorough review of the Report and the record in this case pursuant to the standard set

forth above, the Court adopts the Report and incorporates it herein. Therefore, it is the judgment

of the Court the complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE and without issuance and

service of process.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Signed this 16th day of April, 2020, in Columbia, South Carolina.

s/ Mary Geiger Lewis

MARY GEIGER LEWIS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL

Brown is hereby notified of the right to appeal this Order within thirty days from the date

hereof, pursuant to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

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