Martin v. Byars et al

Filing 71

ORDER RULING ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 40 . The Report and Recommendation is adopted and defendants Rowland Crafts, Gregory S. Line, Charlotte Smith, Ellen Goodwin, Russell Rush, Jim Crosby, Susan S. Barden, Virginia Croc ker, Christopher D. Florian, Dr. Marsha Koller, Stanley Clark, Robert Mincely, Earl Barrett, Thierry Nettler, Fred R. Thompson, Dagles Westely, III, and Paticira [sic] Cook are dismissed from this matter without prejudice and without issuance and service of process. Signed by Honorable Cameron McGowan Currie on 1/2/2013. (kric, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE DIVISION
Henry W. Martin, Jr.,

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Plaintiff,
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William R. Byars, Jr., Director; Dr. Moore,
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Director of Medical Service; Dr. T. Byrne, ACI;
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Dr. G. Amonitti, LCI;
Nurse NFN Derrick, )
ACI Health Care Authority; Wayne C. McCabe,
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Warden LCI; Jamie R. Wressey, RN, Health Care )
Authority, SC Dept of Corrections; Daniel Murphy, )
Dept Corrections Division Inspection, SCDC;
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Althea B. Myers, Chief Deputy, Office of
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Investigation & Enforcement; Chatherine
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Templeton, Director LLR; Nancy Murphy,
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Administrative Board of Nursing; David M.
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Tatarsky, DOC, Office of General Counsel;
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Ann Hallman, DOC, Branch Chief, Inmate
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Grievance Branch; Blake Taylor, DOC,
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Compliance, Standard and Inspections; Lesia
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Kudelka, LLR, Communications Director;
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Mark Dorman, LLR-OIE, Assistance Deputy
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Director; Mark Sanders, Investigator LLR-OIE;
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John R. Pate, Warden, Allendale Correction
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Institution; Authur A. Jordam, Jr., Associate
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Warden; Cpl. T Simpson, Allendale Correctional )
Institution; Cpl. Melvin Drayton, Allendale
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Correction Institution; McKenndly Newton,
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Associate Warden, Allendale Correction
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Institution; E. Grimes, Capital, Allendale
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Correction Institution; Dr. Joni Stanford,
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SC Dept of Correction, Physician; Elizabeth
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Holcomb, Nurse Praction, Lieber Correction
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Institution; Lisa Hopolomber, Nurse Practice,
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Lieber Correction Institution; Star Connelly,
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Nurse Practice, Lieber Correction Institution;
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L. Newsom, Nurse, RN, Lieber Correction
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Institution; Carolyn Tyson, Nurse, RN, Lieber
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Correction Institution; Joseph McFadden,
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OPINION and ORDER

Associate Warden, Lieber Correction Institution;
Sylna Jones, Mail Room Supervisory, Lieber
Correction Institution; Luclnecia Bryant, Mail
Room Assistant, Lieber Correction Institution;
Rose Montee, Business Office, Lieber Correction
Institution; Dr. Rowland Crafts, SC Department of
Corrections; Gregory S. Line, Director of Claims;
Charlotte Smith, Claims Adjuster; Ellen Goodwin,
SC State Accident Fund; Russell Rush,
SC Department of Corrections; Jim Crosby,
SC Department of Corrections; Susan S. Barden,
SC Workers’ Compensation; Virginia Crocker,
Judicial Director; Christopher D. Florian, Staff
Attorney; Dr. Marsha Koller, Director of Health
Service; Stanley Clark, Captain, Lieber Correction
Institution; Sgt. Robert Mincely, Lieber Correction
Institution; Cpl. Earl Barrett, Lieber Correction
Institution; Thierry Nettler, Major, Lieber
Correction Institution; Fred R. Thompson,
Associate Warden; Dagles Westely, III, Kirkland
Librarian; and Paticira [sic] Cook, Classification
Case Work,

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Defendants.
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This matter is before the court on Plaintiff’s pro se complaint, filed in this court pursuant to
42 U.S.C. § 1983.
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Civil Rule 73.02 (B)(2)(d), DSC, this
matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Kevin F. McDonald for pre-trial proceedings
and a Report and Recommendation (“Report”). On October 30, 2012, the Magistrate Judge issued
a Report recommending that Defendants Rowland Crafts, Gregory S. Line, Charlotte Smith, Ellen
Goodwin, Russell Rush, Jim Crosby, Susan S. Barden, Virginia Crocker, Christopher D. Florian,
Dr. Marsha Koller, Stanley Clark, Robert Mincely, Earl Barrett, Thierry Nettler, Fred R. Thompson,
Dagles Westely, III, and Paticira [sic] Cook be dismissed from this matter without prejudice and
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without service of process.

The Magistrate Judge advised Plaintiff of the procedures and

requirements for filing objections to the Report and the serious consequences if he failed to do so.
After seeking and being granted two extensions of time to respond to the Report, Plaintiff has filed
no objections and the time for doing so has expired.
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 and Recommendation by
reference in this Order. Defendants Rowland Crafts, Gregory S. Line, Charlotte Smith, Ellen
Goodwin, Russell Rush, Jim Crosby, Susan S. Barden, Virginia Crocker, Christopher D. Florian,
Dr. Marsha Koller, Stanley Clark, Robert Mincely, Earl Barrett, Thierry Nettler, Fred R. Thompson,
Dagles Westely, III, and Paticira [sic] Cook are dismissed from this matter without prejudice and

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without issuance and service of process. This matter is returned to the Magistrate Judge for further
pretrial proceedings.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Cameron McGowan Currie
CAMERON MCGOWAN CURRIE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Columbia, South Carolina
January 2, 2013

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