Megwa v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA CHIDI EMMANUEL MEGWA, CASE NO. C23-1881 BHS Petitioner, ORDER 9 v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORECMENT FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, 12 Respondent.

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Grady J. Leupold’s Report and Recommendation (R&R), Dkt. 20, recommending that the Court grant the government’s motion to dismiss, Dkt. 6, and dismiss this case without prejudice and deny any other motions as moot. Id. at 2.

Petitioner Chidi Emmanuel Megwa has not objected to the R&R. 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).

5 The R&R, Dkt. 20, is ADOPTED, the government’s motion to dismiss, Dkt. 6, is GRANTED, and this case is DISMISSED without prejudice. Any other motions are denied as moot.

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

9 Dated this 22nd day of April, 2024.

A BENJAMIN H. SETTLE United States District Judge