Chakevia Roberts v. Jennifer Broton, Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION CHAKEVIA ROBERTS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 7:25-cv-02080-LCB-NAD ) JENNIFER BROTON, Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER On January 21, 2026, Magistrate Judge Nicholas A. Danella entered a Report and Recommendation in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), recommending the Court dismiss Chakevia Robert’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, for failure to prosecute. (Doc. 4). The magistrate judge notified Roberts of her right to file objections to the Report and Recommendation within 14 days, id., at 2-3, but that time expired without any objections having been received by the court.

If a party objects to a portion of a Magistrate Judge’s report or proposed findings or recommendations, the district court must review de novo those portions of the report to which the party has specifically objected. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b). Unchallenged portions of a Magistrate Judge’s report are reviewed for clear error. Haywood v. Green, Case No. 1:21-cv-01112-LCB-HNJ, 2023 WL 6303027, at *1 (N.D. Ala. Sept. 27, 2023). The district court may, in its review, “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part,” the Magistrate Judge’s findings or recommendations. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).

Having reviewed the proposed findings and recommendations for clear error, the Court concludes that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc.

4) should be ACCEPTED and hereby ADOPTS it as the findings of the Court.

Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to prosecute.

DONE and ORDERED this March 27, 2026.

LILES C. BURKE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE