Mitchell v. DeVine et al

Filing 15

ORDER RULING ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION for 10 . It is therefore ORDERED that Plaintiffs action is DISMISSED without prejudice and without issuance and service of process. Plaintiffs motion for copies (ECF No. 14) is DENIED. Signed by Honorable Timothy M Cain on 2/10/2017. (kric, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ANDERSON/GREENWOOD DIVISION
Robert Eugene Mitchell, Jr.,
#1067195800909,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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Nancy Devine, Nikki Lyndsy,
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Chelesy L. Moore, and William E. Phillips, )
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Defendants
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Civil Action No. 8:16-3709-TMC

ORDER

Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se, filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983
alleging a constitutional violation and a state law claim. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)
and Local Civil Rule 73.02, D.S.C., 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 Plaintiff’s complaint be dismissed without prejudice and without issuance and
service of process. (ECF No. 10). Plaintiff was advised of his right to file objections to the Report.
(ECF No. 10 at 10). However, Plaintiff filed no objections to the Report, but did file a motion
requesting copies of all the documents he has filed with the court and stating that he agrees to a
summary dismissal. (ECF No. 14).
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, 270-71 (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. 10) and incorporates it herein. It is therefore ORDERED that
Plaintiff’s action is DISMISSED without prejudice and without issuance and service of process.
Plaintiff’s motion for copies (ECF No. 14) is DENIED. The Clerk of Court is directed to send
Plaintiff a copy of the court’s Copy Policy along with this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Timothy M. Cain
United States District Judge
February 10, 2017
Anderson, South Carolina

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL
The parties are hereby notified of the right to appeal this order pursuant to Rules 3 and 4
of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.