Johnson v. Bennett

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA MELVIN MARCUS JOHNSON JR., CASE NO. 3:23-cv-05585-BHS Petitioner, ORDER 9 v. JASON BENNETT, 11 Respondent.

13 THIS MATTER is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Grady J. Leupold’s Report and Recommendation (R&R), Dkt. 6, recommending that the Court dismiss pro se petitioner Melvin Marcus Johnson, Jr.’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition, Dkt. 1, for failure to prosecute. Johnson has not objected, or otherwise attempted to pursue the petition he filed in June 2023.

18 A district court “shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed finding or recommendations to which objection is made.” 28 20 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) (emphasis added); accord Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3). “The statute makes it clear that the district judge must review the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations de novo if objection is made, but not otherwise.” United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc). A proper objection requires “specific written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations” in the R&R. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2).

4 The R&R is ADOPTED. This matter is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to prosecute.

6 The Clerk shall enter a JUDGMENT and close the case.

7 IT IS SO ORDERED.

8 Dated this 2nd day of November, 2023.

A BENJAMIN H. SETTLE United States District Judge