UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 18-6126

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

CLIFFORD HANSFORD,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. William L. Osteen, Jr., District Judge. (1:13-cr-00218-WO-1; 1:17-cv- 00205-WO)

Submitted: April 17, 2018 Decided: April 20, 2018

Before WILKINSON and KEENAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Clifford Hansford, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Clifford Hansford seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing as

successive his

(2012) motion. The district court referred this case to a

magistrate judge pursuant to

(b)(1)(B) (2012). The magistrate judge

recommended that the motion be dismissed and advised Hansford that the failure to file

timely, specific objections to this recommendation could waive appellate review of a

district court order based upon the recommendation.

The timely filing of specific objections to a magistrate judge’s recommendation is

necessary to preserve appellate review of the substance of that recommendation when the

parties have been warned of the consequences of noncompliance. Wright v. Collins,

(4th Cir. 1985); see also Thomas v. Arn,

(1985).

Hansford has waived appellate review by failing to file objections after receiving proper

notice. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal.

We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are

adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the

decisional process.

DISMISSED

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