Young v. Antonelli

Filing 25

OPINION AND ORDER adopting the 19 Report and Recommendation and denying Respondent's 13 motion without prejudice to renew its arguments on a more fully developed record. A supplemental brief from Petitioner is due October 12, 2018, Respondent shall file a response by October 26, 2018, and Petitioner may file a reply by November 2, 2018. Signed by Honorable Cameron McGowan Currie on 9/12/2018. (bgoo)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ROCK HILL DIVISION
William Young,

Civil Action No. 0:18-1010-CMC
Petitioner,

vs.

OPINION AND ORDER

B.M. Antonelli,
Respondent.
This matter is before the court on Petitioner’s pro se application for writ of habeas corpus
filed in this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. On June 20, 2018, Respondent filed
a return and a motion to dismiss, arguing the Petition presents a claim not cognizable on collateral
review and is based on a clarifying amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines not made retroactive.
ECF Nos. 12, 13. Petitioner filed a response in opposition on July 2, 2018, and a supplement on
July 16, 2018. ECF Nos. 16, 18.
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Civil Rule 73.02 (B)(2)(c), DSC, this
matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Paige J. Gossett for pre-trial proceedings
and a Report and Recommendation (“Report”). On August 16, 2018, the Magistrate Judge issued
a Report recommending the motion to dismiss be denied to allow further development of the
record.1 ECF No. 19. The Magistrate Judge advised the parties of the procedures and requirements
for filing objections to the Report and the serious consequences if they failed to do so. The court
has received no objections and the time for doing so has expired.

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The same document contains an Order appointing the Federal Public Defender to represent
Petitioner for the remainder of the case or until further order of the court. ECF No. 19. The Public
Defender has since entered an appearance in the case. ECF No. 22.

The Magistrate Judge makes only a recommendation to this court. The recommendation
has no presumptive weight, and the responsibility to make a final determination remains with the
court. See Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261 (1976). The court is charged with making a de novo
determination of any portion of the Report of the Magistrate Judge to which a 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 to the Magistrate Judge with instructions. See 28
U.S.C. § 636(b). The court reviews the Report only for clear error in the absence of an objection.
See Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005) (stating that
“in 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.”) (citation omitted).
After reviewing the record of this matter, the applicable law, and the Report and
Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, the court agrees with the conclusions of the Magistrate
Judge. Accordingly, the court adopts and incorporates the Report by reference in this Order, and
Respondent’s motion is denied without prejudice to renew its arguments on a more fully developed
record. Further briefing shall address the issues raised in the Report, including application of
United States v. Wheeler, 886 F.3d 415 (4th Cir. 2018), timeliness under § 2241, retroactivity of
Burrage v. United States, 571 U.S. 204 (2014), application of the mandatory guidelines,
development of the record, and any other arguments the parties wish the court to consider.
A supplemental brief from Petitioner is due October 12, 2018. Respondent shall file a
response by October 26, 2018, and Petitioner may file a reply by November 2, 2012.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Cameron McGowan Currie
CAMERON MCGOWAN CURRIE
Senior United States District Judge
Columbia, South Carolina
September 12, 2018

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