Hunter v. Florence County Detention Center et al

Filing 60

ORDER RULING ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 56 . It is the judgmentof the Court that the case is DISMISSED for Plaintiffs failure to prosecute. Signed by Honorable Mary Geiger Lewis on 10/5/2016. (kric, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE DIVISION
ONDRE TREVEZ HUNTER,
Plaintiff,
vs.
KENNY BOONE, The Head Sheriff; JOEY
NORRIS, The Major; and JOYCE
BRUNSON, The Captain,
Defendants.

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§ CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:16-00031-MGL-KFM
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ORDER ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
AND DISMISSING THE CASE FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE
This case was filed as a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Plaintiff is proceeding pro se. The matter
is before the Court for review of the Report and Recommendation (Report) of the United States
Magistrate Judge suggesting the case be dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute, pursuant to
Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). The Report was made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Local Civil
Rule 73.02 for the District of South Carolina.
The Magistrate Judge makes only a recommendation to this Court. The recommendation has
no presumptive weight. The responsibility to make a final determination remains with the Court.
Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 270 (1976). The Court is charged with making a de novo
determination of those portions of the Report to which specific objection is made, and the Court may
accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge or
recommit the matter with instructions. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

The Magistrate Judge filed the Report on September 13, 2016, but Plaintiff failed to file any
objections to the Report. “[I]n 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.’” Diamond v. Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Co.,
416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 advisory committee’s note).
Moreover, a failure to object waives appellate review. Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 845-46 (4th
Cir. 1985).
After a thorough review of the Report and the record in this case pursuant to the standard set
forth above, the Court adopts the Report and incorporates it herein. Therefore, it is the judgment
of the Court that the case is DISMISSED for Plaintiff’s failure to prosecute, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.
P. 41(b).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed this 5th day of October, 2016, in Columbia, South Carolina.

s/ Mary Geiger Lewis
MARY GEIGER LEWIS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL
The parties are hereby notified of the right to appeal this Order within thirty days from the
date hereof, pursuant to Rules 3 and 4 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

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