Opinion
Civil Action No. 2:16-512-BHH
02-21-2017
Nathanael Lenard Reynolds, Plaintiff, v. Sheriff Al Cannon, Sgt. Luke, and Officer Habersham, Defendants.
ORDER AND OPINION
Plaintiff Nathanael Lenard Reynolds ("Plaintiff"), proceeding pro se, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1.) In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Civil Rule 73.02(B), D.S.C., this matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Mary Gordon Baker for pre-trial handling and a Report and Recommendation ("Report").
This matter is before the Court on Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 29). On January 31, 2017, Magistrate Judge Baker issued a Report recommending that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment be granted as to all claims against all Defendants. (ECF No. 59.) The Magistrate Judge advised Plaintiff of the procedures and requirements for filing objections to the Report and the serious consequences if he failed to do so. (Id. at 15.) Plaintiff filed no objections, but filed a Motion to Transfer Case to the "Supreme Court of the district of Columbia." (ECF No. 61.)
The Magistrate Judge makes only a recommendation to this Court. The recommendation has no presumptive weight. The responsibility for making a final determination remains with this Court. Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 270 (1976). The Court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the Report or may recommit the matter to the Magistrate Judge with instructions. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). In the absence of a timely filed objection, 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 & Acc. Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005).
After a careful review of the record, the applicable law, and the Report, the Court finds the Magistrate Judge's recommendation to be proper and to evince no clear error. Accordingly, the Court adopts the recommendation and incorporates the Report herein by specific reference. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 29) is GRANTED and this case is dismissed. Plaintiff's Motion to Transfer (ECF No. 61) is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Bruce Howe Hendricks
United States District Judge February 21, 2017
Greenville, South Carolina
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