Estep v. Johnson et al
Filing
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ORDER RULING ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 42 . It is therefore ORDERED that Defendant Nurse McQueen is DISMISSED without prejudice. Signed by Honorable Timothy M Cain on 12/12/2014. (kric, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ANDERSON/GREENWOOD DIVISION
Ronald Estep, #344622,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Nurse Johnson, individual and in her
official capacity; Nurse McQueen,
individual and in her official capacity,
Defendants.
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Civil Action No. 8:14-2569-TMC-JDA
ORDER
Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §
1983. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Civ. Rule 73.02, DSC, this matter
was referred to a magistrate judge for pretrial handling. Before the court is the magistrate judge’s
Report and Recommendation (“Report”), recommending that the court dismiss without prejudice
Defendant Nurse McQueen. (ECF No. 42.) Plaintiff has not filed any objections to the Report,
and the time to do so has now run.
The Report has no presumptive weight and the responsibility to make a final
determination in this matter remains with this court. See Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 27071 (1976). In the absence of objections, this court is not required to provide an explanation for
adopting the Report. See Camby v. Davis, 718 F.2d 198, 199 (4th Cir. 1983). Rather, “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) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 advisory committee’s note).
After a thorough review of the Report and the record in this case, the court adopts the
Magistrate Judge's Report (ECF No. 42) and incorporates it herein. It is therefore ORDERED
that Defendant Nurse McQueen is DISMISSED without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Timothy M. Cain
United States District Judge
December 12, 2014
Anderson, South Carolina
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