Dalton v. World Acceptance Corporation

Filing 54

ORDER RULING ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION adopting 48 Report and Recommendation, granting 27 Motion for Summary Judgment, filed by World Acceptance Corporation. Signed by Honorable Mary G Lewis on 12/4/12. (alew, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ANDERSON DIVISION
Jerry Dalton,
Plaintiff,
vs.
World Acceptance Corporation,
Defendant.
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ORDER AND OPINION
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Plaintiff Jerry Dalton (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against World Acceptance
Corporation (“Defendant”) alleging claims against his former employer for age and religious
discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.
On March 13, 2012, Defendant filed a Motion for summary judgment pursuant to
Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 27.) Plaintiff filed a
response in opposition on April 23, 2012 (ECF No. 36) and Defendant filed a reply on May
1, 2012. (ECF No. 42). In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Civil Rule
73.02 D.S.C., this pretrial employment discrimination matter was referred to United States
Magistrate Judge Kevin F. McDonald for consideration.

The Magistrate Judge has

prepared a thorough Report and Recommendation which recommends that Defendant’s
Motion for summary judgment be granted. The Report and Recommendation sets forth
in detail the relevant facts and standards of law on this matter, and the court incorporates
such without a recitation.
The court is charged with making a de novo determination of any portion of the
Report and Recommendation 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. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). 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.” Diamond v.
Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005).
The Magistrate Judge has recommended that Defendant's Motion for summary
judgment (ECF No. 27) be granted as the Plaintiff has failed to allege any facts tending to
show a plausible entitlement to relief under Title VII. Plaintiff has filed no objections to the
Report and Recommendation, and the time for doing so expired on November 19, 2012.
After reviewing the motion, the record, and the Report and Recommendation of the
Magistrate Judge, the court finds no clear error. Accordingly, the Report and
Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is adopted and incorporated by reference.
Therefore, it is ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 27)
is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Mary G. Lewis
United States District Judge
December 4, 2012
Spartanburg, South Carolina