Opinion
Civil Action No. 2:08cv54.
May 14, 2009
ORDER
It will be recalled that on April 24, 2009, Magistrate Judge John S. Kaull filed his Report and Recommendation, wherein the Plaintiff was directed, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), to file with the Clerk of Court any written objections within ten (10) days after being served with a copy of the Report and Recommendation. No objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation have been filed. Accordingly, the Court will proceed with consideration of the Report and Recommendation reviewing for clear error.
The failure of a party to object to a Report and Recommendation waives the party's right to appeal from a judgment of this Court based thereon and, additionally, relieves the Court of any obligation to conduct a de novo review of the issues presented. See Wells v. Shriners Hospital, 109 F.3d 198, 199-200 (4th Cir. 1997); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 148-153 (1985).
Upon examination of the report from the Magistrate Judge, it appears to the Court that the issues raised by the Plaintiff in his Complaint, filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, wherein Plaintiff alleges that Defendants harassed him and/or allowed other inmates to harass him, were thoroughly considered by Magistrate Judge Kaull in his Report and Recommendation. Moreover, the Court, upon a review for clear error of all matters now before it, is of the opinion that the Report and Recommendation accurately reflects the law applicable to the facts and circumstances before the Court in this action. Therefore, it is
ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Kaull's Report and Recommendation be, and the same hereby is, accepted in whole and that this civil action be disposed of in accordance with the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or in the Alternative for Summary Judgment (docket #42) shall be, and the same is hereby, GRANTED to the extent that it seeks dismissal of the Plaintiff's claims for failure to exhaust. It is further
ORDERED that the Plaintiff's Complaint shall be, and the same is hereby, DISMISSED without prejudice. It is further
ORDERED that the above-styled civil action shall be STRICKEN from the docket of this Court. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk shall enter judgment for the Defendant. It is further
ORDERED that, if Plaintiff should desire to appeal the decision of this Court, written notice of appeal must be received by the Clerk of this Court within thirty (30) days from the date of the entry of the Judgment Order, pursuant to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. The $5.00 filing fee for the notice of appeal and the $450.00 docketing fee should also be submitted with the notice of appeal. In the alternative, at the time the notice of appeal is submitted, Plaintiff may, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, seek leave to proceed in forma pauperis from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
The Clerk of the Court is directed to transmit a copy of this Order to all parties appearing herein.