Bach v. United State Government, The, No. 4:2013cv03503 - Document 22 (D.S.C. 2014)
Court Description: ORDER AND OPINION: The court finds the Magistrate Judge's recommendation 16 to be proper. Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation is adopted and incorporated herein by reference and this action is DISMISSED without prejudice and without service of process. Signed by Honorable Mary G Lewis on 4/30/2014. (prou, )
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) United States Government, ) ) Defendant. ) _______________________________________ ) David Bach, Civil Action No.: 4:13-3503-MGL ORDER AND OPINION Plaintiff David Bach ( Plaintiff ), proceeding pro se, filed this civil action against the United States Government ( Defendant ) alleging harassment by the Central Intelligence Agency or another unnamed federal agency. (ECF No. 1.) The matter is before the court for review of the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Kaymani D. West made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Civil Rule 73.02(B) D.S.C. On March 7, 2014, Magistrate Judge West issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the court dismiss Plaintiff s complaint without prejudice and service of process for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. (ECF No. 16.) 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 may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the Magistrate Judge. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The court may also receive further evidence or recommit the matter to the Magistrate Judge with instructions. Id. The court is charged with making a de novo determination of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which specific objections are made. Plaintiff was advised of his right to file objections to the Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 16 at 5.) However, Plaintiff filed no objections and the time for doing so expired on March 24, 2014. In the absence of objections to the Magistrate Judge s Report and Recommendation, this court is not required to provide an explanation for adopting the recommendation. See Camby v. Davis, 718 F.2d 198, 199 (4th Cir. 1983). Rather, in the absence of a timely filed objection, a district court need not conduct a de novo review, but instead 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) (quoting Fed.R.Civ.P. 72 and advisory committee s note). After a careful review of the record, the applicable law, and the Report and Recommendation, the court finds the Magistrate Judge s recommendation to be proper. Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation is adopted and incorporated herein by reference and this action is DISMISSED without prejudice and without service of process. IT IS SO ORDERED. /s/Mary G. Lewis United States District Judge Spartanburg, South Carolina April 30, 2014 -2-
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