Opinion
Civil Action No.: 6:13-cv-03480-JMC
08-26-2014
Richard Henderson, Plaintiff, v. Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant.
ORDER
This matter is before the court for a review of the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation ("Report"), ECF No. 18), filed on August 7, 2014, recommending Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 14) with prejudice be granted. The Report sets forth the relevant facts and legal standards which this court incorporates herein without a recitation.
The magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation 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 and Recommendation 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).
On June 26, 2014, Plaintiff, who is represented by counsel, filed a Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 14) this case with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41. The Commissioner does not object (see ECF No. 15).
In the absence of objections to the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation, 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 and Recommendation 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).
Therefore, after a thorough and careful review of the magistrate judge's Report and the record in this case, the court finds the magistrate judge's Report provides an accurate summary of the facts and law. The court ACCEPTS the magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 18) and incorporates it herein by reference. It is therefore ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 14) with prejudice is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/
United States District Judge
August 26, 2014
Greenville, South Carolina