Powell v. ZF Lemforder Corporation

Filing 65

ORDER denying 48 Defendant's Motion to Dismiss; granting 59 Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss; adopting Report and Recommendations 63 and the case is dismissed without prejudice. Signed by Honorable R Bryan Harwell on 8/12/09.(gkra, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA SPARTANBURG DIVISION James Powell, Plaintiff, vs. Z.F. Lemforder Corporation, Defendant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) C.A. No.: 7:08-00030-RBH ORDER

This matter is before the court for review of the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Bruce H. Hendricks, made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local 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 this court. See Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 270-71 (1976). The court is charged with making a de novo determination of those portions of the Report and Recommendation 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. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The Plaintiff filed no objections to the Report and Recommendation. In the absence of objections to the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, this court is not required to give any explanation for adopting the recommendation. See Camby v. Davis, 718 F.2d 198, 199 (4th Cir. 1983).

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After a thorough review of the Report and Recommendation and the record in this case, the court adopts Magistrate Judge Hendricks' Report and Recommendation and incorporates it herein. It is therefore ORDERED that the defendant's motion to dismiss is denied; the plaintiff's motion for voluntary dismissal is granted; and the case is dismissed without prejudice. IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ R. Bryan Harwell R. Bryan Harwell United States District Judge Florence, South Carolina August 12, 2009

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