UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

: PATRICK J. WINTERS, : CASE NO. 4:20-cv-1235 : Petitioner, : OPINION & ORDER : [Resolving Doc. 1] v. : : WARDEN MARK K. WILLIAMS, : : Respondent. : :

JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE:

On June 5, 2020, Petitioner Patrick J. Winters brought this habeas corpus action under

Winters was an inmate at FCI Elkton when he filed his petition. On July 23, 2020, he was released from FCI Elkton. Magistrate Judge Dowdell Armstrong recommends that the Court dismiss and deny Winters’ § 2241 petition as moot. Winters did not file an objection to Magistrate Judge Dowdell Armstrong’s Report and Recommendation (“R & R”). The Federal Magistrates Act requires district courts to conduct a de novo review only of objected-to portions of an R & R.2 Absent objection, district courts may adopt an R & R without review.3 Nevertheless, the Court has reviewed the R & R and concurs in its reasoning and result. So, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Dowdell Armstrong’s R & R and DENIES Winters’ habeas corpus petition as moot.

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, 149–52 (1985). Failure to timely object may waive a party's right to appeal IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 27, 2023 JAMES S. GWIN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE