Graham v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Full title: Cheryl Graham, Plaintiff, v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Florence Division

Date published: Jun 28, 2011

C.A. No. 4:11-836-TLW-SVH (D.S.C. Jun. 28, 2011)

Opinion

C.A. No. 4:11-836-TLW-SVH.

June 28, 2011

ORDER

TERRY WOOTEN, District Judge

This matter is now before the undersigned for review of the Report and Recommendation ("the Report") filed by United States Magistrate Judge Shiva V. Hodges, to whom this case had previously been assigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Rule 73.02(B)(2) (D.S.C.). In her Report, Magistrate Judge Hodges recommends that plaintiff's motion to remand be granted. The Report also recommends that no costs be imposed, as removal was not improper given the facts known to the defendant. No objections to the Report have been filed.

This Court is charged with conducting a de novo review of any portion of the Magistrate Judge's Report to which a specific objection is registered, and may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the recommendations contained in that report. 28 U.S.C. § 636. No objections have been filed to the Report. In the absence of objections to the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, this Court is not required to give any explanation for adopting the recommendation. See Camby v. Davis, 718 F.2d 198, 199 (4^th Cir. 1983).

A review of the record indicates that the Report accurately summarizes this case and the applicable law. For the reasons articulated by the Magistrate Judge, it is hereby ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's Report is ACCEPTED (Doc. # 13), and plaintiff's motion to remand is GRANTED. (Doc. # 8). As recommended, no costs are imposed as removal was not improper given the facts known to the defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED.