Crane v. Samsung Washing Machine Plant

District Court, D. South Carolina

Crane v. Samsung Washing Machine Plant

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA ANDERSON/GREENWOOD DIVISION

Tracy Lee Crane, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action No. 8:19-cv-2773-TMC v. ) ) ORDER Samsung Washing Machine Plant, ) ) Defendants. )

Plaintiff, a state detainee, filed this action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

. (ECF No. 1). He proceeds both pro se and in forma pauperis. In accordance with

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1) and Local Civil Rule 73.02, D.S.C., this matter was referred to a magistrate judge for pretrial handling. On October 2, 2019, the magistrate judge entered an Order alerting Plaintiff that his complaint was subject to dismissal for failure to state a claim and allowing Plaintiff twenty-one to correct the deficiencies identified therein. (ECF No. 8). Plaintiff did not file an amended complaint. Before the court is the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation (“Report”), recommending that the court dismiss the case without leave to amend and without issuance and service of process. (ECF No. 11). Plaintiff was advised of his right to file objections to the Report.

Id. at 8

. However, Plaintiff filed no objections to the Report, and the time to do so has now run. The Report has no presumptive weight and the responsibility to make a final determination in this matter remains with this court. See Mathews v. Weber,

423 U.S. 261

, 270–71 (1976). In the absence of objections, this court is not required to provide an explanation for adopting the Report. See Camby v. Davis,

718 F.2d 198, 199

(4th Cir. 1983). Rather, “in the absence of a timely filed objection, a district court need not conduct a de novo review, but instead 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 & Accident Ins. Co.,

416 F.3d 310, 315

(4th Cir. 2005) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 advisory committee’s note). After a careful and thorough review of the record under the appropriate standards, as set forth above, the court adopts the magistrate judge’s Report (ECF No. 11), which is incorporated herein by reference. Accordingly, the case is DISMISSED with prejudice* and without issuance

and service of process. IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Timothy M. Cain United States District Judge

Anderson, South Carolina November 20, 2019

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL

The parties are hereby notified of the right to appeal this order pursuant to Rules 3 and 4

of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

* In the Order at docket entry 8, the magistrate judge notified Plaintiff that his complaint was subject to dismissal for failure to state a cognizable claim for relief and allowed Plaintiff twenty-one days to cure the deficiencies. (ECF No. 8). The magistrate judge specifically warned Plaintiff that failure to cure the deficiencies identified in that Order would result in the magistrate judge recommending dismissal without leave to file any further amendment.

Id.

at 7 - 8. Plaintiff never filed an amended complaint. Accordingly, because the magistrate judge gave Plaintiff an opportunity to amend and alerted Plaintiff of the consequences of not curing the deficiencies and because Plaintiff failed to file any such amendment, the court finds dismissal without leave to file an amendment to be appropriate. Therefore, this dismissal is with prejudice.

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