UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION

DAVID STARKEY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 3:22-cv-00272 ) OFFICER JIMMY TEDDES, et al., ) ) Defendants. )

ORDER

Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc. No. 13) recommending that the Court dismiss this action without prejudice for failure to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). No party filed a timely objection to the R&R. When neither party objects to the R&R within 14 days of service, the Court need not review the matter independently. Lawhorn v. Buy Buy Baby, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-00201,

, at *1 (M.D. Tenn. Mar. 19, 2021); see also Thomas v. Arn,

(1985) (“It 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.”). Regardless, the Court thoroughly reviewed the R&R and agrees with its recommended disposition. The R&R (Doc. No. 13) is APPROVED AND ADOPTED. This action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. IT IS SO ORDERED.

alls CRENSHAW, J “7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE