Keyes v. Clarke, No. 3:2020cv00690 - Document 22 (E.D. Va. 2021)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 8/17/2021. (jpow, )
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Keyes v. Clarke Doc. 22 Case 3:20-cv-00690-MHL-EWH Document 22 Filed 08/17/21 Page 1 of 2 PageID# 138 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division IVORY LAVAR KEYES, Petitioner, v. Civil Action No. 3:20CV690 HAROLD W. CLARKE, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Ivory Lavar Keyes, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his August 2019 convictions in the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk. On July 27, 2021, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation wherein she recommended dismissing the § 2254 Petition. (ECF No. 21.) The Court advised Keyes that he could file objections within fourteen (14) days after the entry of the Report and Recommendation. Keyes has not responded. “The magistrate [judge] makes only a recommendation to this court. The recommendation has no presumptive weight, and the responsibility to make a final determination remains with this court.” Estrada v. Witkowski, 816 F. Supp. 408, 410 (D.S.C. 1993) (citing Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 270–71 (1976)). This Court “shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). “The filing of objections to a magistrate’s report enables the district judge to focus attention on those issues—factual and legal—that are at the heart of the parties’ dispute.” Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 147 (1985) (footnote omitted). In the absence of a specific written objection, this Court may adopt a magistrate judge’s Dockets.Justia.com Case 3:20-cv-00690-MHL-EWH Document 22 Filed 08/17/21 Page 2 of 2 PageID# 139 recommendation without conducting a de novo review. See Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 316 (4th Cir. 2005). There being no objections, and the Court having determined that the Report and Recommendation is correct on its merits, the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 21) will be ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. Keyes’ claims and the action will be DISMISSED. A certificate of appealability will be DENIED. An appropriate Order will accompany this Memorandum Opinion. //s/ /s s/ M.. Hannah M Haan nnnaah La L Lauck auucck United States District Judge Date: August 17, 2021 Richmond, Virginia 2
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