Burke v. Saylor

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Burke v. Saylor

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

JAMES JOSEPH BURKE, III, No. 4:20-CV-01271

Plaintiff, (Judge Brann)

v. (Magistrate Judge Arbuckle)

CHARLES H. SAYLOR, et al.,

Defendants.

ORDER APRIL 23, 2021 Plaintiff filed the instant action on July 24, 2020, and it was jointly assigned to the undersigned and to a magistrate judge. Upon designation, a magistrate judge may “conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and . . . submit to a judge of the court proposed findings of fact and recommendations.”1 Once filed, this report and recommendation is disseminated to the parties in the case who then have the opportunity to file written objections.2 On March 31, 2021, Magistrate Judge William I. Arbuckle, to whom this matter is jointly assigned, issued a thorough report and recommendation recommending that the matter be dismissed without prejudice. No objections to the report and recommendation have been filed. For portions of the report and recommendation to which no objection is made, the

1 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(B). Court should, as a matter of good practice, “satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.”3 Regardless of

whether timely objections are made by a party, the District Court may accept, not accept, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.4

Because I write solely for the parties, I will not restate the facts, but will instead adopt the recitation of facts as set forth by the magistrate judge. I have conducted a de novo review here and found no error. AND NOW, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Magistrate Judge Arbuckle’s March 31, 2021 Report and Recommendation (Doc. 8) is ADOPTED in full. 2. Plaintiff’s complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice, pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case file.

BY THE COURT:

s/ Matthew W. Brann Matthew W. Brann United States District Judge

3 Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), advisory committee notes; see also Univac Dental Co. v. Dentsply Intern., Inc.,

702 F.Supp.2d 465, 469

(M.D. Pa. 2010) (citing Henderson v. Carlson,

812 F.2d 874, 878

(3d Cir. 1987) (explaining that judges should give some review to every report and recommendation)).

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