Opinion
No. 18-7219
02-26-2019
JEFFREY COLLINGTON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. R. COVINGTON; KATY POOL; JON-DOE YOUNGER; JON-DOE NICHOLSON; JON-DOE WALLACE; JON-DOE HARRIS; JON-DOE OXINDINE; T. DEBERRY, Sgt.; JON-DOE TORREZ; JON-DOE SANDERSON; T. GAULS; JON-DOE SIMMONS; JON-DOE MCKNIGHT; P. CHAVIS, Defendants - Appellees.
Jeffrey Collington, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Loretta C. Biggs, District Judge. (1:15-cv-00607-LCB-JEP) Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and AGEE and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Jeffrey Collington, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:
Jeffrey Collington appeals the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint. The district court referred this case to a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) (2012). The magistrate judge recommended granting summary judgment to the Defendants and dismissing the action with prejudice. The magistrate judge advised Collington that failure to file timely objections to this recommendation could waive appellate review of a district court order based upon the recommendation.
The timely filing of specific objections to a magistrate judge's recommendation is necessary to preserve appellate review of the substance of that recommendation when the parties have been warned of the consequences of noncompliance. Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 845-46 (4th Cir. 1985); see also Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). Collington has waived appellate review by failing to file objections after receiving proper notice. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED