Keith Seward v. Dr. James Riddle

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--denying Motion to appoint/assign counsel [999338663-2] Originating case number: 3:12-cv-03103-CMC Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999366731]. Mailed to: Seward. [14-1298]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-1298

KEITH SEWARD,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DR. JAMES RIDDLE; CHAIRMAN MICHAEL BARKER, Academy Awards;
PRESIDENT KEN HOWARD, Screen Actor's Guild,
Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Columbia.
Cameron McGowan Currie, District
Judge. (3:12-cv-03103-CMC)

Submitted:

May 29, 2014

Decided:

June 2, 2014

Before SHEDD, WYNN, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Keith Seward, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Keith
order

Seward

dismissing

his

seeks
civil

to

appeal

the

complaint.

district

The

court’s

district

court

referred this case to a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(B) (2012).
the

complaint

be

The magistrate judge recommended that

dismissed

without

prejudice.

Seward

was

notified that failure to file timely and specific objections to
this recommendation could waive appellate review of a district
court order based upon the recommendation.
The
magistrate

timely

judge’s

filing

of

specific

recommendation

is

objections

necessary

to

to

a

preserve

appellate review of the substance of that recommendation when
the

parties

have

noncompliance.

been

warned

of

the

consequences

Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 845–46 (4th

Cir. 1985); see also Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985).
has

waived

appellate

review

by

failing

objections after receiving proper notice.
Seward’s

motion

of

for

appointment

of

to

file

Seward
specific

Accordingly, we deny

counsel

and

dismiss

the

appeal.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
legal
before

contentions
this

court

are

adequately

and

argument

presented

would

not

in
aid

the
the

materials
decisional

process.
DISMISSED
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