Lebron v. Coakley

Filing 26

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. Signed by Chief Judge Gina M. Groh on 10/2/2017. Copy sent certified mail, return receipt to pro se Petitioner. (tlg) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/2/2017: # 1 Certified Mail Return Receipt) (tlg).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
MARTINSBURG
ESTEBAN RIVERA LEBRON,
Petitioner,
v.

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 3:16-CV-165
(GROH)

JOE COAKLEY,
Defendant.

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
On this day, the above-styled matter came before the Court for consideration of
the Report and Recommendation (AR&R@) of United States Magistrate Judge Michael J.
Aloi. Pursuant to this Court’s Local Rules, this action was referred to Magistrate Judge
Aloi for submission of a proposed R&R. Magistrate Judge Aloi issued his R&R [ECF No.
24] on August 22, 2017. In the R&R, he recommends that the Defendant=s petition [ECF
No. 1] be dismissed without prejudice. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 636(b)(1)(C), this Court
is required to make a de novo review of those portions of the magistrate judge=s findings
to which objection is made. However, the Court is not required to review, under a de
novo or any other standard, the factual or legal conclusions of the magistrate judge as to
those portions of the findings or recommendation to which no objections are addressed.
Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985). Failure to file timely objections constitutes a
waiver of de novo review and of a petitioner’s right to appeal this Court’s Order.
28.U.S.C..'.636(b)(1); Snyder v. Ridenour, 889 F.2d 1363, 1366 (4th Cir. 1989); United
States v. Schronce, 727 F.2d 91, 94 (4th Cir. 1984).

Objections to Magistrate Judge Trumble=s R&R were due within fourteen plus three
days of the Petitioner being served with a copy of the same. 28 U.S.C. ' 636(b)(1); Fed.
R. Civ. P. 72(b). Service was accepted at USP Hazelton on August 25, 2017. ECF No.
25. Therefore, after allowing additional time for transit in the mail, the Court finds that
the deadline for the Plaintiff to submit objections to the R&R has passed. No objections
have been filed. Accordingly, this Court will review the R&R for clear error.
Upon careful review of the R&R, it is the opinion of this Court that Magistrate Judge
Aloi=s Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 24] should be, and is hereby, ORDERED
ADOPTED for the reasons more fully stated therein.

The Respondent’s Motion to

Dismiss [ECF No. 20] is GRANTED.
Accordingly, the Petitioner’s petition [ECF.No. 1] is DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE. This matter is ORDERED STRICKEN from the Court’s active docket.
The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Order to the Petitioner by
certified mail, return receipt requested, at his last known address as reflected on the
docket sheet.

DATED: October 2, 2017

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