Opinion
Case No 9:16-cv-3218-RMG
05-03-2017
Sean Washington, #337465, Plaintiff, v. RN Pratt, RN Stokes, C/O, McDaniels, RN Montgomery, and Sgt. Colcough, Defendants.
ORDER AND OPINION
Sean Washington ("Plaintiff"), proceeding pro se, filed this action alleging that Defendants violated his constitutional rights while he was an inmate with the South Carolina Department of Corrections. This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation ("R. & R.") of the Magistrate Judge (Dkt. No. 28) to grant Defendants' motions to dismiss the action (Dkt. Nos. 19, 20) because the action is barred by the applicable statute of limitations.
The Magistrate mailed the R. & R. to Plaintiff on April 14, 2017. (Dkt. No. 29.) Plaintiff's Objections to the R. & R. were due by April 28, 2017, but under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6, Plaintiff had an additional three days (until May 1, 2017) to file his objections to the R. & R because it was served by mail. As of May 2, 2017, no objections to the R. & R. had been filed. While this Court will conduct a de novo review of any portion of the R. & R. to which a specific objection is made, it appears Congress did not intend for the district court to review the factual and legal conclusions of the Magistrate absent objection by any party. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). This Court's review of the record indicates that the R. & R. accurately analyzes the facts of this case and the applicable law. Accordingly, this Court adopts the Magistrate's R. & R. as the Order of this Court. Defendants' motions to dismiss (Dkt. Nos. 19, 20) are GRANTED.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/_________
Richard Mark Gergel
United States District Court Judge May 3, 2017
Charleston, South Carolina