Simmons v. Williams et al, No. 0:2019cv00317 - Document 22 (D.S.C. 2019)

Court Description: OPINION & ORDER adopting the 18 Report and Recommendation and dismissing this matter with prejudice and without issuance of service of process. Signed by Honorable Henry M. Herlong, Jr. on 5/13/2019. (lbak)

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Simmons v. Williams et al Doc. 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA ROCK HILL DIVISION Nathaniel Simmons, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) Charles Williams; Thomas Robertson; ) Alyson Gladwell; Stephanie Marshall; ) Stanley Terry; Clarissa Jones; Juanita Moss; ) Bell; Myers; Beard; Willie F. Smith; ) Sherman L. Anderson; Jennifer Franklin; ) Shakira Williams; Michelle Chambers; ) Tim E. Rogers; Deborah Richter; ) Victoria Norman; Ashley Maddox; Cynthia ) Darden; Kennard Dubose; Bryan P. ) Stirling, ) ) Defendants. ) C.A. No. 0:19-0317-HMH-PJG OPINION & ORDER This matter is before the court for review of the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Paige J. Gossett, made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Civil Rule 73.02 for the District of South Carolina. The magistrate judge makes only a recommendation to this court. The recommendation has no presumptive weight. The responsibility to make a final determination remains with this court. See Mathews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261, 270-71 (1976). The court is charged with making a de novo determination of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which specific objection is made, and the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the recommendation of the magistrate judge or recommit the matter with instructions. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (2006). 1 Dockets.Justia.com The Plaintiff filed no objections to the Report and Recommendation. In the absence of objections to the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation, this court is not required to give any explanation for adopting the recommendation. See Camby v. Davis, 718 F.2d 198, 199 (4th Cir. 1983). The court must “only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.” Diamond v. Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005). After a thorough review of the Report and Recommendation and the record in this case, the court adopts Magistrate Judge Gossett’s Report and Recommendation and incorporates it herein. It is therefore ORDERED that this matter is summarily dismissed with prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(b)(ii) and § 1915A(b)(1) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and without issuance of service of process. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Henry M. Herlong, Jr. Senior United States District Judge Greenville, South Carolina May 13, 2019 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL The Plaintiff is hereby notified that he has the right to appeal this order within thirty (30) days from the date hereof, pursuant to Rules 3 and 4 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. 2

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