Opinion
Civil Action No. 8:09-274-SB.
June 16, 2009
ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon the Plaintiff's pro se complaint, filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By local rule, the matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge for preliminary determinations.
On May 19, 2009, Magistrate Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks issued a report and recommendation ("R R") analyzing the Plaintiffs complaint and recommending that the Court dismiss the Defendant Dorchester County Detention Center with prejudice because it is not a "person" subject to liability under § 1983. Attached to the R R was a notice advising the Plaintiff of his right to file specific, written objections to the R R within ten days of the date of service of the R R. To date, no objections have been filed.
Absent timely objection from a dissatisfied party, a district court is not required to review, under a de novo or any other standard, a Magistrate Judge's factual or legal conclusions.Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985); Wells v. Shriner's Hosp., 109 F.3d 198, 201 (4th Cir. 1997). Here, because the Plaintiff did not file any specific, written objections, the Court need not conduct a de novo review of any portion of the R R. Accordingly, the Court hereby adopts the Magistrate Judge's R R as the Order of this Court, and it is
ORDERED that the Defendant Dorchester County Detention Center is dismissed with prejudice.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.