Williamson v. Jolly

Full title: Christopher Williamson, Plaintiff, v. Maurice Jolly, SCDC Kitchen Staff…

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

Date published: Feb 9, 2006

C.A. No. 8:05-00424-HMH-BHH (D.S.C. Feb. 9, 2006)

Opinion

C.A. No. 8:05-00424-HMH-BHH.

February 9, 2006

OPINION ORDER

HENRY HERLONG JR., District Judge

This matter is before the court with the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Bruce H. Hendricks, made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 73.02 DSC.¹ Christopher Williamson ("Williamson"), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, alleges various violations to his civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In her Report and Recommendation, Magistrate Judge Hendricks recommends granting the Defendants' motion for summary judgment.

1 The recommendation has no presumptive weight, and the responsibility for making a final determination remains with the United States District Court. See Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 270-71 (1976). The court is charged with making a de novo determination of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which specific objection is made. The court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the recommendation made by the Magistrate Judge or recommit the matter with instructions. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

Williamson filed objections to the Report and Recommendation. Objections to the Report and Recommendation must be specific. Failure to file specific objections constitutes a waiver of a party's right to further judicial review, including appellate review, if the recommendation is accepted by the district judge.See United States v. Schronce, 727 F.2d 91, 94 n. 4 (4th Cir. 1984). In the absence of specific 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 (4th Cir. 1983).

Upon review, the court finds that Williamson's objections are non-specific, unrelated to the dispositive portions of the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, or merely restate his claims. Therefore, after a thorough review of Magistrate Judge's Report and the record in this case, the court adopts the Magistrate Judge Hendricks' Report and Recommendation.

Therefore, it is

ORDERED that the Defendants' motion for summary judgment is granted. It is further

ORDERED that all other pending, nondispositive motions are dismissed as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.