Notice: Fourth Circuit Local Rule 36(c) States That Citation of Unpublished Dispositions is Disfavored Except for Establishing Res Judicata, Estoppel, or the Law of the Case and Requires Service of Copies of Cited Unpublished Dispositions of the Fourth Circuit.frankie L. Battle, Plaintiff--appellant, v. Vivian Reynolds, Individually and in Her Official Capacityas Jailhouse Chief Supervisor Officer of Marion Countyjailhouse in the City of Marion County Within the State Ofsouth Carolina; Howard Gelespy; Kenny Davis; Thomas S.payne, Iii; Doctor Derwell; Doctor Beck; Doctor Blanton;samuel J. Friedman; J. Nurse; Marion County, Individuallyand in Their Official Capacity As a Municipal Corporationorganized Under and Pursuant to the Laws of the State Ofsouth Carolina; Marion County, Jailhouse Supervisors in Theoffices or Commissioner, Individually and in Their Officialcapacity As the Local Governing Entity Policy Maker of Southcarolina and in Their Supervisory Roles for the County Ofmarion, South Carolina, Defendants--appellees, 97 F.3d 1446 (4th Cir. 1996)

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US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - 97 F.3d 1446 (4th Cir. 1996) Submitted Aug. 22, 1996. Decided Sept. 5, 1996

Frankie L. Battle, Appellant Pro Se. L. Hunter Limbaugh, WILLCOX, MCLEOD, BUYCK, BAKER & WILLIAMS, P.A., Florence, South Carolina, for Appellees.

D.S.C.

AFFIRMED.

Before RUSSELL, HALL, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:


Appellant appeals the district court's order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) complaint. Appellant's case was referred to a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) (1) (B) (1988). The magistrate judge recommended that relief be denied and advised Appellant that failure to file timely objections to this recommendation could waive appellate review of a district court order based upon the recommendation. Despite this warning, Appellant failed to object to the magistrate judge's recommendation.

The timely filing of 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 that failure to object will waive appellate review. Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 845-46 (4th Cir. 1985). See generally Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). Appellant has waived appellate review by failing to file objections after receiving proper notice. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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