Roy-Brown v. Graziano

Filing 15

ORDER RULING ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 11 . The action is dismissed without prejudice. Signed by Honorable Terry L Wooten on 1/17/2023. (kric, )

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Date Filed 01/18/23

Entry Number 15

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UNITE D STATE S DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GRE E NVILLE DIVISION
J er m a l St eph on Roy-Br own ,

Ca se No. 6:22-cv-00456-TLW

P E TITIONE R
v.

Or d er

Wa r den of F .C.I. Ben n et t sville,
RE SP ONDE NT

P et it ion er J er m a l St eph on Roy-Br own (“P et it ion er ”), pr oceedin g pr o se, filed a
pet it ion for a wr it of h a bea s cor pu s pu r su a n t t o 28 U.S.C. § 2241. E CF No. 1. Th e
m a t t er n ow com es befor e t h e Cou r t for r eview of t h e Repor t a nd Recom m en da t ion
(“Repor t ”) filed by Un it ed St a t es Ma gist r a t e J u dge Kevin F . McDon a ld. E CF No. 11.
In t h e Repor t , t h e m a gist r a t e ju dge r ecom m en ds t h a t t h e pet it ion be su m m a r ily
dism issed beca u se (1) P et it ion er h a s fa iled t o exh a u st h is st a t e cou r t r em edies, a n d
(2) beca u se a bst en t ion is m a n da t ed wh ile P et it ion er ’s cu r r en t cr im in a l ch a r ges a r e
a dju dica t ed in st a t e cou r t . Id . a t 3–7. P et it ion er did n ot file object ion s t o t h e Repor t .
Th is m a t t er is n ow r ipe for decision . Th e P et it ion er is a st a t e pr e-t r a il det a in ee wh o
fa ces ch a r ges in t h e Ch a r lest on Cou n t y Gener a l Session s Cou r t .
Th e Cou r t is ch a r ged wit h con du ct in g a d e n ovo r eview of a n y por t ion of t h e
Repor t t o wh ich a specific object ion is r egist er ed, a n d m a y a ccept , r eject , or m odify,
in wh ole or in pa r t , t h e r ecom m en da t ion s con t a in ed in t h a t Repor t . 28 U.S.C. § 636.
In t h e a bsen ce of object ion s t o t h e Repor t , t h e Cou r t is n ot r equ ir ed t o give a n y
expla n a t ion for a dopt in g t h e r ecom m en da t ion . S ee Ca m by v. Da vis, 718 F .2d 198, 200
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(4t h Cir . 1983). In su ch a ca se, “a dist r ict cou r t n eed n ot con du ct a d e n ovo r eview,
bu t in st ea d m u st ‘on ly sa t isfy it self t ha t t h er e is n o clea r er r or on t h e fa ce of t h e
r ecor d in or der t o a ccept t h e r ecom m en da t ion .’” Dia m on d v. Colon ia l Life & Accid en t
In s. Co., 416 F .3d 310, 315 (4t h Cir . 2005) (qu ot in g F ed. R. Civ. P . 72 a dvisor y
com m it t ee’s n ot e).
The Court has carefully reviewed the Report. For the reasons stated by the
magistrate judge, the Report, ECF No. 11, is ACCEPTED. This action is hereby
DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
IT IS SO OR DE R ED.
s/ Ter r y L. Wooten
Ter r y L. Woot en
Sen ior Un it ed St a t es Dist r ict J u dge
J a n u a r y 17, 2023
Colu m bia , Sou t h Ca rolin a

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