McCall v. Pike

District Court, D. South Carolina

McCall v. Pike

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA FLORENCE DIVISION

Zachir De’Vaugnte Shyhiim McCall, C/A No.: 4:20-cv-3541-SAL

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER Gregory N. Pike,

Defendant.

This matter is before the court for review of the December 2, 2022, Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Thomas E. Rogers, III, made in accordance with

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1)(b) and Local Civil Rule 73.02(B)(2) (D.S.C.). [ECF No. 23.] In the Report and Recommendation, the Magistrate Judge recommends dismissing Plaintiff Zachir McCall’s Complaint for failing to prosecute his claim pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).

Id. at 2

. Attached to the Report was a notice advising the parties of the procedures and requirements for filing objections to the Report. [ECF No. 23-1.] McCall failed to object, and the time for doing so has expired. The Magistrate Judge makes only a recommendation to this court. The recommendation has no presumptive weight, and the responsibility to make a final determination remains with this court. See Mathews v. Weber,

423 U.S. 261

, 270–71 (1976). The court is charged with making a de novo determination of only those portions of the Report that have been specifically objected to, and the court may accept, reject, or modify the Report, in whole or in part.

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1). In the absence of objections, the court is not required to provide an explanation for adopting the Report 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) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 advisory committee’s note). After a thorough review of the Report, the applicable law, and the record of this case in accordance with the above standard, the court finds no clear error, adopts the Report, ECF No. 23, and incorporates the Report by reference herein. Accordingly, the court DISMISSES McCall’s

Complaint. The clerk of court is directed to close this case. IT IS SO ORDERED. /s/Sherri A. Lydon March 13, 2023 Sherri A. Lydon Columbia, South Carolina United States District Judge

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