# Brown v. State of Tennessee

> District Court, M.D. Tennessee · November 20, 2023

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/10439024

## Case

- **Court:** District Court, M.D. Tennessee
- **Decided:** November 20, 2023
- **Opinion:** 100trialcourt
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION

H.C. BROWN, JR. #578263, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) NO. 3:22-cv-00754
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STATE OF TENNESSEE, et al., )
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Defendants. )

ORDER

Before the Court is the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc.
No. 6) recommending dismissal this action without prejudice because H.C. Brown, Jr. has failed
to timely serve Defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). Two full months
have passed and neither party has filed an objection.
When neither party objects to the R&R within 14 days of service, the Court need not review
the matter independently. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985) (“It does not appear that
Congress intended to require district court review of a magistrate’s factual or legal conclusions,
under a de novo or any other standard, when neither party objects to those findings.”). Despite
this, the Court reviewed the R&R and agrees with its recommended disposition.
The R&R is APPROVED AND ADOPTED, and this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m).
This is a final order. The Clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 58 and close the file.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

WAVERLY AD Cins JR.
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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