Opinion
Case No. 9:18-cv-02236-TLW
02-24-2020
Thomas Lee Geddie PETITIONER v. Warden, Lieber Correctional Institution RESPONDENT
Order
Petitioner Thomas Lee Geddie, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. The matter now comes before the Court for review of the Report and Recommendation (Report) filed by the magistrate judge to whom this case was assigned. ECF No. 33. In the Report, the magistrate judge recommends that Respondent's motion for summary judgment be granted and the petition be dismissed without an evidentiary hearing. Petitioner did not file objections to the Report. This matter is now ripe for decision.
The Court is charged with conducting a de novo review of any portion of the Report to which a specific objection is registered, and may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the recommendations contained in that Report. 28 U.S.C. § 636. In the absence of objections to the Report, the Court is not required to give any explanation for adopting the recommendation. See Camby v. Davis, 718 F.2d 198, 200 (4th Cir. 1983). In such a case, "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 & Accident Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 advisory committee's note).
The Court has carefully reviewed the Report. For the reasons stated by the magistrate judge, the Report, ECF No. 33, is ACCEPTED. Respondent's motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 25, is GRANTED. This action is hereby DISMISSED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Terry L . Wooten
Terry L. Wooten
Senior United States District Judge February 24, 2020
Columbia, South Carolina