Williams v. Wilson, No. 3:2015cv00677 - Document 9 (E.D. Va. 2016)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 11/09/2016. Copy mailed to Petitioner.(tjoh, )

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Williams v. Wilson Doc. 9 IN THE UNITED FOR THE STATES DISTRICT COURT NOV - 9 2016 EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT RICHMOND. VA CHARLES ODELL WILLIAMS, Petitioner, Civil Action No. V. ERIC D. 3:15CV677 WILSON, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Charles Odell Williams, submitted Petition," this Petition ECF No. a for 1.) federal inmate proceeding pro se, a Writ of Habeas On September 30, Corpus 2016, the (''§ 2241 Magistrate Judge recommended that the Court dismissed the § 2241 Petition for want of jurisdiction. The Court advised Williams that he could file objections within fourteen entry of the Report and (14) days of the date of Recommendation. Williams has not responded. ''The magistrate makes only a recommendation to this court. The recommendation has responsibility to make a court." 1993) Estrada v. no This Court ''shall make a weight, and the final determination remains with this Witkowski, (citing Mathews v. presumptive Weber, 816 F. Supp. 423 U.S. 261, 408, 410 270-71 (D.S.C. (1976)). 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 Dockets.Justia.com filing of district objections judge to to focus a magistrate's report attention on those enables issues-factual and legal—that are at the heart of the parties' dispute." Arn, 474 written U.S. 140, 147 this objection, (1985) . Court In the absence of may adopt a Colonial Cir. Life 6e Accident Ins. Co., 416 Thomas v. a magistrate recommendation without conducting a de novo review. V. the F.3d specific judge's See Diamond 310, 316 (4th 2005) . There being no objections, and the Court having determined that the Report and Recommendation is correct on its merits, the Report and Recommendation will be accepted and adopted. The § 2241 Petition will be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The action will be dismissed. The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Memorandum Opinion to Williams. It is so ORDERED. /s/ Robert E. Payne Senior United States District Judge Richmond, Virginia Date: November ^ , 2016

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