Alomia-Torres v. Meeks

Filing 15

ORDER accepting 12 Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Mary Gordon Baker; granting 7 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. This court DISMISSES the Petition (ECF No. 1 ) without prejudice and without requiring Respondent to file a return. Signed by Honorable J Michelle Childs on 3/2/2017.(ssam, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CHARLESTON DIVISION
Juan Bautista Alomia-Torres, #12930-058, )
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Petitioner,
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v.
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Bobby Meeks, Warden,
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Respondent.
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Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-04605-JMC

ORDER

Juan Bautista Alomia-Torres (“Petitioner”), proceeding pro se, brings this petition for writ
of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (ECF No. 1.) This matter is before the court upon
review of Magistrate Judge Mary Gordon Baker’s Report and Recommendation (“Report”), filed
on January 23, 2017, recommending that the court (1) dismiss the Petition (ECF No. 1) without
prejudice and without requiring Respondent to file a return; and (2) grant Respondent’s Motion to
Dismiss (ECF Nos. 7, 10), because Petitioner has not shown that his sentence is the result of a
fundamental error in the criminal proceedings, and this court lacks jurisdiction to entertain
Petitioner’s § 2241 petition based on the savings clause of § 2255(e). (ECF No. 12.) The Report
details the relevant facts and legal standards on this matter, and this court incorporates the
Magistrate Judge’s recommendation herein without a recitation.
The Magistrate Judge’s Report is made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local
Civil Rule 73.02 for the District of South Carolina.

The Magistrate Judge makes only a

recommendation to this court that has no presumptive weight—the responsibility to make a final
determination remains with this court. See Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 270–71 (1976).
The court reviews de novo only those portions of a Magistrate Judge’s Report to which
specific objections are filed, and it reviews those portions not objected to—including those

portions to which only “general and conclusory” objections have been made—for clear error.
Diamond v. Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005); Camby v. Davis, 718
F.2d 198, 200 (4th Cir. 1983); Orpiano v. Johnson, 687 F.2d 44, 47 (4th Cir. 1982). The court
may accept, reject, or modify—in whole or in part—the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge
or recommit the matter with instructions. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
Petitioner was advised of his right to file objections to the Report “within fourteen (14)
days of the date of service” of the Report. (ECF No. 12.) However, Petitioner filed no objections.
In the absence of objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report, this court is not required to provide
an explanation for adopting the recommendation. See Camby, 718 F.2d at 199. Furthermore,
failure to timely file specific written objections to the Report results in a party’s waiver of the right
to appeal from the judgment of the District Court based upon such recommendation. 28 U.S.C. §
636(b)(1); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985); Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841 (4th Cir. 1985);
United States v. Schronce, 727 F.2d 91 (4th Cir. 1984).
Therefore, after a thorough and careful review of the Report and the record in this case,
this court finds the Report provides an accurate summary of the facts and law and ACCEPTS the
Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 12). For the reasons articulated by the Magistrate Judge,
this court DISMISSES the Petition (ECF No. 1) without prejudice and without requiring
Respondent to file a return. Furthermore, this court GRANTS Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss
(ECF Nos. 7, 10).
IT IS SO ORDERED.

United States District Judge
March 2, 2017
Columbia, South Carolina
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