Whittington v. Dillon County Detention Center et al

Filing 19

ORDER accepting 15 Report and Recommendation. For the reasons articulated by the Magistrate Judge, this case is DISMISSED without prejudice. Signed by Chief Judge Terry L Wooten on 9/29/2014.(ssam, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CHARLESTON DIVISION
BRANDON TERRELL WHITTINGTON, )
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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DILLON COUNTY DETENTION
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CENTER; and DANIEL RHODAS,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:13-cv-03513-TLW

ORDER
Plaintiff Brandon Terrell Whittington, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, brought
this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Dillon County Detention Center and Daniel
Rhodas.

(Doc. #1).

This matter is before the Court for review of the Report and

Recommendation (“the Report”) filed by United States Magistrate Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks,
to whom this case was assigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Civil Rule
73.02(B)(2)(e), (D.S.C.).

In the Report, the Magistrate Judge recommends that this Court

dismiss the case without prejudice. (Doc. #15). Objections to the Report were due on February
13, 2014. Plaintiff filed no objections.
The Court is charged with conducting a de novo review of any portion of the Report to
which a specific objection is registered, and may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part,
the recommendations contained therein. 28 U.S.C. § 636. However, in the absence of objections
to the Report, the Court is not required to give any explanation for adopting the Magistrate
Judge’s recommendation. See Camby v. Davis, 718 F.2d 198, 200 (4th Cir. 1983). In such a
case, “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 & Accident Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005) (quoting Fed.
R. Civ. P. 72 advisory committee’s note).
The Court has carefully reviewed the Report in accordance with this standard, and it
concludes that the Magistrate Judge accurately summarizes the case and the applicable law. It is
therefore ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation is ACCEPTED.
(Doc. #15). For the reasons articulated by the Magistrate Judge, this case is DISMISSED
without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Terry L. Wooten
Terry L. Wooten
Chief United States District Judge
September 29, 2014
Columbia, South Carolina