UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE

AMETHYST NICOLE WHITE, ) ) Case No. 3:17-cv-464 Plaintiff, ) ) Judge Travis R. McDonough v. ) ) Magistrate Judge Debra C. Poplin COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL ) SECURITY, ) ) Defendant. )

ORDER

On August 7, 2019, United States Magistrate Judge Debra C. Poplin filed her Report and Recommendation (Doc. 22) pursuant to

(b)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). Magistrate Judge Poplin recommended that the Court dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). (Doc. 22, at 5.) Neither party has filed objections to Magistrate Judge Poplin’s Report and Recommendation.1 Nevertheless, the Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation, as well as the record, and it agrees with Magistrate Judge Poplin’s

1 Magistrate Judge Poplin specifically advised the parties that they had fourteen days in which to object to the Report and Recommendation and that failure to do so would waive his right to appeal. (Doc. 22, at 5 n.4); see Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2); see also Thomas v. Arn,

(1985) (noting that “[i]t does not appear that Congress intended to require district court review of a magistrate’s factual or legal conclusions, under a de novo or any other standard, when neither party objects to those findings”). Even taking into account the three additional days for service provided by Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(d), the period in which Plaintiff could timely file any objections has now expired. well-reasoned conclusions. Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Poplin’s Report and Recommendation and hereby DISMISSES this action WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). AN APPROPRIATE JUDGMENT WILL ENTER.

/s/ Travis R. McDonough TRAVIS R. MCDONOUGH UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE