Opinion
Civil Action No. 7:12-cv-01713-JMC
11-30-2012
American United Life Insurance Company, Plaintiff, v. Misty Williford, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
This matter is before the court for review of the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation ("Report"), [Dkt. No. 43], filed on November 6, 2012, recommending that Plaintiff's Motion to Deposit Funds [Dkt. No. 39] and to be dismissed from the case be granted. Plaintiff brought this action seeking relief pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. §1331 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 22(a). The Report sets forth in detail the relevant facts and legal standards on this matter which the court incorporates herein without a recitation.
The Magistrate Judge's Report is made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Civil 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 to which specific objections are made, and the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the Magistrate Judge's recommendation or recommit the matter with instructions. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
No objections were filed to the Report. In the absence of objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report, this court is not required to provide an explanation for adopting the recommendation. 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). Furthermore, failure to file specific written objections to the Report results in a party's waiver of the right to appeal from the judgment of the District Court based upon such recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985); Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841 (4th Cir. 1985); United States v. Schronce, 727 F.2d 91 (4th Cir. 1984).
After a thorough review of the Report and Recommendation and the record in this case, the court ACCEPTS the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation. [Dkt. No. 43]. It is therefore ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Deposit Funds [Dkt. No. 39] and to be dismissed from the above listed case with prejudice GRANTED. Furthermore, the court finds that Plaintiff is entitled to an award of $4,856.20 for attorney's fees and costs.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
United States District Judge Greenville, South Carolina
November 30, 2012