Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:18-cv-01502
01-03-2020
LEON WILSON, JR., Plaintiff, v. C.O. TURNER, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
Pending before the Court is Defendant C.O. Turner's ("Defendant") Motion to Dismiss. (ECF No. 13.) By standing order entered on January 4, 2016, and filed in this case on December 10, 2018, (ECF No. 3), this action was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Dwane L. Tinsley for submission of proposed findings and a recommendation for disposition ("PF&R"). Magistrate Judge Tinsley entered his PF&R on December 5, 2019, recommending this Court deny without prejudice Defendant's Motion to Dismiss because Plaintiff has been granted leave to amend his Complaint. (ECF No. 19 at 4.)
This Court is not required to review, de novo or under any other standard, factual or legal conclusions contained within the PF&R to which no objections were addressed. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985). Failure to file timely objections constitutes a waiver of de novo review and Plaintiff's right to appeal this Court's order. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see also Snyder v. Ridenour, 889 F.2d 1363, 1366 (4th Cir. 1989); United States v. Schronce, 727 F.2d 91, 94 (4th Cir. 1984). In addition, this Court need not conduct a de novo review when a party "makes general and conclusory objections that do not direct the Court to a specific error in the magistrate's proposed findings and recommendations." Orpiano v. Johnson, 687 F.2d 44, 47 (4th Cir. 1982).
Objections to the PF&R in this case were due on December 23, 2019. To date, no objections have been filed. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the PF&R, (ECF No. 19), and DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, (ECF No. 13). The matter remains referred to Magistrate Judge Dwane L. Tinsley.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to counsel of record and any unrepresented party.
ENTER: January 3, 2020
/s/_________
THOMAS E. JOHNSTON, CHIEF JUDGE