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Anderson v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Mar 12, 2019
3:17-cv-1241 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 12, 2019)

Opinion

3:17-cv-1241

03-12-2019

KURT ANDERSON, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.


Hon. Martin C. Carlson ORDER

AND NOW, upon consideration of the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 10) of United States Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson recommending that the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction but without prejudice to Petitioner seeking leave of the appropriate court of appeals to file a second and successive petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and noting that Petitioner has not filed objections to the report and that there is and that there is no clear error on the record, see Nara v. Frank, 488 F.3d 187, 194 (3d Cir. 2007) (explaining that "failing to timely object to [a report and recommendation] in a civil proceeding may result in forfeiture of de novo review at the district court level") and the Court finding Judge Carlson's analysis to be thorough, well-reasoned, and fully supported by the record IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

When parties fail to file timely objections to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, the Federal Magistrates Act does not require a district court to review the report before accepting it. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985). As a matter of good practice, however, the Third Circuit expects courts to "afford some level of review to dispositive legal issues raised by the report." Henderson v. Carlson, 812 F.2d 874, 878 (3d Cir. 1987). The advisory committee notes to Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure indicate that "[w]hen no timely objection is filed, the court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation." FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b), advisory committee notes; see also Henderson, 812 F.2d at 878-79 (stating that "the failure of a party to object to a magistrate's legal conclusions may result in the loss of the right to de novo review in the district court"); Tice v. Wilson, 425 F. Supp. 2d 676, 680 (W.D. Pa. 2006) (holding that the court's review is conducted under the "plain error" standard); Cruz v. Chater , 990 F. Supp. 375-78 (M.D. Pa. 1998) (holding that the court's review is limited to ascertaining whether there is "clear error on the face of the record"); Oldrati v. Apfel, 33 F. Supp. 2d 397, 399 (E.D. Pa. 1998) (holding that the court will review the report and recommendation for "clear error"). The Court has reviewed the magistrate judge's report and recommendation in accordance with this Third Circuit directive.

1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 10) of Magistrate Judge Carlson is ADOPTED in its entirety.

2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction. This dismissal is without prejudice to Petitioner pursuing relief with the appropriate court of appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE the file on this case.

s/ John E. Jones III

John E. Jones III

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Anderson v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Mar 12, 2019
3:17-cv-1241 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 12, 2019)
Case details for

Anderson v. United States

Case Details

Full title:KURT ANDERSON, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Mar 12, 2019

Citations

3:17-cv-1241 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 12, 2019)

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