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Johnson v. Warden, FCI McDowell

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Dec 27, 2022
No. 22-6939 (4th Cir. Dec. 27, 2022)

Opinion

22-6939

12-27-2022

ROYCE THERMON JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. WARDEN, FCI McDowell, Respondent-Appellee

Royce Thermon Johnson, Appellant Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

Submitted: December 20, 2022

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Bluefield. David A. Faber, Senior District Judge. (1:19-cv-00403)

Royce Thermon Johnson, Appellant Pro Se.

Before NIEMEYER and QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM.

Royce Thermon Johnson appeals the district court's order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. The district court referred this case to a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). The magistrate judge recommended that the petition be dismissed and advised Johnson that failure to file timely, specific 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. Martin v. Duffy, 858 F.3d 239, 245 (4th Cir. 2017); Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 846-47 (4th Cir. 1985); see also Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 154-55 (1985). Although Johnson received proper notice and filed objections to the magistrate judge's recommendation, he has waived appellate review because the objections were untimely. 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


Summaries of

Johnson v. Warden, FCI McDowell

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Dec 27, 2022
No. 22-6939 (4th Cir. Dec. 27, 2022)
Case details for

Johnson v. Warden, FCI McDowell

Case Details

Full title:ROYCE THERMON JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. WARDEN, FCI McDowell…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Dec 27, 2022

Citations

No. 22-6939 (4th Cir. Dec. 27, 2022)