Lamont Jeremiah McCauley, Estate v. Candice L. Broce, Georgia Department of...

73> □□ ‘ SY FittD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT = A □ □ FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA \a{ 8 □ □ 2026. J =\. clark U.S □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□ 2] Sonn □□□ □ LAMONT JEREMIAH MCCAULEY, ) \6 □ : Jee 4, Estate, ) <9 □□□ ) Plaintiff, ) ) 1:25-CV-796 v. ) ) CANDICE L. BROCE, GEORGIA ) DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ) SERVICES, and GWINNETT COUNTY □□ □ DCSS, ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER This matter is before the Court on the United States Magistrate Judge’s Memorandum Opinion and Recommendation (“Recommendation”) to dismiss the case under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim. The United States Magistrate Judge filed the Recommendation on March 2, 2026. (Dkt. 6). The Clerk’s office served notice on the parties (Dkt. 8), and no objections were filed within the requisite time limits.

See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2). Therefore, the Court need not make a de novo determination, see 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3), and “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) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 advisory committee’s note to 1983 amendment). After due consideration, the Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation is hereby adopted in full.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation (Dkt. 6) is ADOPTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED with prejudice under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim. A Judgment dismissing this action will be entered contemporaneously with this Order.

This the 1st day of April, 2026.

SZ A. 2% LINDSEY A. EMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE