The opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE DIVISION
Jovan Brown, )
) C.A. No. 6:22-01705-HMH-KFM
Plaintiff, )
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vs. ) OPINION & ORDER
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Ron Lawrenz, Eric Ramos, Michelle Dube, )
Thresea Cannady-Smith, Mr. Zubert, Janene)
Bartlett, Patricia Swaby, Lisa Young, )
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Defendants. )
This matter is before the court for review of the Report and Recommendation of United
States Magistrate Judge Kevin F. McDonald made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and
Local Civil Rule 73.02 for the District of South Carolina.1 Plaintiff Jovan Brown (“Brown”), a
civilly committed individual proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this action alleging
various violations of his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In
an order dated September 20, 2022, Magistrate Judge McDonald authorized service of Braxton’s
conditions-of-confinement claim related to sewage backflow in his cell from April 14, 2022, to
May 26, 2022, on Defendants Ron Lawrenz (“Lawrenz”), Eric Ramos (“Ramos”), and Lisa
Young (“Young”). (Order 2, ECF No. 33.) In addition, in a Report and Recommendation filed
the same day, Magistrate Judge McDonald recommended dismissing all of Brown’s remaining
1 The recommendation has no presumptive weight, and the responsibility for making a
final determination remains with the United States District Court. See 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 and Recommendation to which specific objection is made. The court may
accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the recommendation made by the magistrate judge
or recommit the matter with instructions. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
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claims with prejudice, without further leave to amend, and without issuance and service of
process. (R&R 10, ECF No. 34.)
Brown timely filed objections to the Report and Recommendation on October 3, 2022.7
(Objs., generally, ECF No. 38.) Objections to the Report and Recommendation must be
specific. Failure to file specific objections constitutes a waiver of a party’s right to further
judicial review, including appellate review, if the recommendation 1s accepted by the district
judge. See United States v. Schronce, 727 F.2d 91, 94 & n.4 (4th Cir. 1984). In the absence of
specific objections to the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate Judge, this court is not
required to give any explanation for adopting the recommendation. See Camby v. Davis, 718
F.2d 198, 199 (4th Cir. 1983).
Upon review, the court finds that Brown’s objections are non-specific, unrelated to the
dispositive portions of the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation, or merely restate his
claims. Therefore, after a thorough review of the magistrate judge’s Report and the record in
this case, the court adopts Magistrate Judge McDonald’s Report and Recommendation and
incorporates it herein.
* See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266 (1988).
It is therefore
ORDERED that all of Brown’s claims, except his conditions-of-confinement claim
regarding sewage backflow in his cell from April 14, 2022, to May 26, 2022, against Defendants
Lawrenz, Ramos, and Young, are dismissed with prejudice, without further leave to amend, and
without issuance and service of process.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Henry M. Herlong, Jr.
Senior United States District Judge
Greenville, South Carolina
October 14, 2022
NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL
Plaintiff is hereby notified that he has the right to appeal this order within thirty (30) days
from the date hereof, pursuant to Rules 3 and 4 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
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