Miller v. Gaujot et al, No. 2:2017cv03951 - Document 45 (S.D.W. Va. 2020)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER directing that the findings made in the 43 Proposed Findings and Recommendation be, and they hereby are, adopted by the court and incorporated herein; further directing that this action be, and it hereby is dismissed and removed from the docket of the court. Signed by Senior District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 4/30/2020. (cc: plaintiff, counsel of record, USMJ Tinsley) (msa)

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Miller v. Gaujot et al Doc. 45 Case 2:17-cv-03951 Document 45 Filed 04/30/20 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 630 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT CHARLESTON TERESA MILLER, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 2:17-cv-03951 JUDGE PHILLIP D. GAUJOT, Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge; JUDGE SUMMERS; ROBERT W. TRUMBLE, United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia Magistrate Judge; DEANDRA BURTON; STEPHEN FITZ; ASHLEY HUNT; MICHAEL PARMER; WILLIAM PENNINGTON; EDMUND ROLLO; CIRCUIT COURT OF MONONGALIA COUNTY; WEST VIRGINIA STATE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS; UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA; UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The court received the Proposed Findings and Recommendation (“PF&R”) of United States Magistrate Judge Dwane L. Tinsley on February 5, 2020, which recommends that the court dismiss this civil action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and for seeking monetary relief from defendants who are immune from such relief. In particular, the PF&R recommends dismissal because monetary damages are barred against all defendants under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), and against specific Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:17-cv-03951 Document 45 Filed 04/30/20 Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 631 defendants under the doctrines of judicial immunity and prosecutorial immunity. The plaintiff, Teresa Miller, filed in writing that which she termed as objections to the PF&R on February 19, 2020. The court reviews de novo those portions of a Magistrate Judge’s PF&R to which “specific written objections” are timely filed. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005). A plaintiff waives the right to full district court review of the PF&R when she fails to file “specific written objections.” Diamond, 416 F.3d at 316. Indeed, a failure to object allows the court to adopt the PF&R in its entirety. Solis v. Malkani, 638 F.3d 269, 274 (4th Cir. 2011). The plaintiff’s written objections merely recount part of the procedural history of the case and cite legal standards for Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that are not at issue in the case. The plaintiff fails to allege any specific objections or to identify any portions of the PF&R to which she objects. Based on the failure to provide specific written objections to the PF&R, the court adopts the findings and recommendation. 2 Case 2:17-cv-03951 Document 45 Filed 04/30/20 Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 632 Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the findings made in the PF&R be, and they hereby are, adopted by the court and incorporated herein. It is further ORDERED that this action be, and it hereby is, dismissed and removed from the docket of the court. The Clerk is directed to transmit copies of this memorandum opinion and order to the plaintiff, all counsel of record, and the United States Magistrate Judge. ENTER: April 30, 2020 3

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