Opinion
4:22-cv-00453-TLW
03-25-2022
ORDER
Terry L. Wooten Senior United States District Judge
Debtor Kathy Reaves filed a notice of appeal regarding a bankruptcy court order dismissing her action because she did not pay the initial filing fee. The matter now comes before the Court for review of the Report and Recommendation (Report) filed by the magistrate judge to whom this case was assigned. The magistrate judge recommends dismissing Debtor's appeal because, like in the underlying bankruptcy action, she did not pay the required filing fee. She did not file objections to the Report. This matter is now ripe for decision.
The Court is charged with conducting a de novo review of any portion of the 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. In the absence of objections to the Report, the Court is not required to give any explanation for adopting the recommendation. See Camby v. Davis, 718 F.2d 198, 200 (4th Cir. 1983). In such a case, “a district court need not conduct a de novo review, but instead must ‘only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.'” Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005) (quoting Fed.R.Civ.P. 72 advisory committee's note).
The Court has carefully reviewed the Report. For the reasons stated by the magistrate judge, the Report, ECF No. 7, is ACCEPTED. This matter is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
IT IS SO ORDERED.