Opinion
CV-23-00096-TUC-SHR
10-10-2023
Steven Andrew Whitt, Petitioner, v. M. Gutierrez, Respondent.
ORDER ADOPTING R&R
Honorable Scott H. Rash, United States District Judge
On August 28, 2023, Magistrate Judge Bruce G. Macdonald issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) in which he recommended the Court deny the 28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition because the Federal Bureau of Prisons “correctly determined the date on which Petitioner's federal sentence commenced and correctly calculated Petitioner's sentence.” (Doc. 17.) The R&R notified the parties they had fourteen (14) days after being served with a copy of the R&R to file any objections. (Id. at 21.) No objections have been filed.
If neither party objects to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, the District Court is not required to review the magistrate judge's decision under any specified standard of review. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985); see also United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (district court only needs to review magistrate judge's findings and recommendations de novo if objection is made). However, the statute for review of a magistrate judge's recommendation “does not preclude further review by the district judge, sua sponte or at the request of a party, under a de novo or any other standard.” Thomas, 474 U.S. at 154.
In this case, the deadline for filing objections has seemingly passed. A copy of the R&R was mailed to Petitioner on August 28, 2023. As noted, no objections have been filed, and neither party has requested additional time to do so despite the warning from Judge Macdonald indicating “[f]ailure to file timely objections to any factual or legal determination of the Magistrate Judge may result in waiver of the right of review.” (Doc. 17 at 9.) Therefore, the Court will adopt the R&R on that basis alone. See Schmidt v. Johnstone, 263 F.Supp.2d 1219, 1226 (D. Ariz. 2003) (district court declined to review the magistrate judge's report because no objections were filed). Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED Magistrate Judge Macdonald's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 17) is ADOPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the Petition (Doc. 1) is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the Clerk of Court shall enter judgment accordingly and close the file in this case.