Opinion
Civil Action No. 8:08-532-SB-BHH.
March 19, 2008
ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon the Plaintiff's pro se complaint, which alleges violations of his constitutional rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986. By local rule, this matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge for preliminary determinations.
On February 25, 2008, Magistrate Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks issued a report and recommendation ("R R") analyzing the Plaintiff's complaint and recommending that the Court summarily dismiss Defendant Norton, a county magistrate judge, on the basis of absolute judicial immunity. Attached to the R R was a notice advising the Plaintiff of the right to file specific, written objections to the R R within 10 days of the date of service of the R R. To date, no objections have been filed.
Absent timely objection from a dissatisfied party, a district court is not required to review, under a de novo or any other standard, a Magistrate Judge's factual or legal conclusions.Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985); Wells v. Shriner's Hosp., 109 F.3d 198, 201 (4th Cir. 1997). Here, because the Plaintiff did not file any specific, written objections, there are no portions of the R R to which the Court must conduct a de novo review. Accordingly, the Court hereby adopts the Magistrate Judge's R R as the Order of this Court, and it is
ORDERED that the complaint is dismissed without prejudice and without issuance and service of process as to Defendant Norton only.