ROBERT C. CHAMBERS, Chief District Judge.
Pending before the Court are Plaintiff Crane's Motion for Default Judgment (ECF No. 19), Motion to Impose Sanctions (ECF No. 38), and Motion to File for Sanctions (ECF No. 46), as well as Defendant Crawford's Motion to Dismiss Complaint (ECF No. 10), and Motion to Dismiss Complaint for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies (ECF No. 30). This action, brought pro se under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge for proposed findings of fact and recommendation for disposition ("PF&R"), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). The Magistrate Judge recommends that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Complaint (ECF No. 10) be granted and Plaintiff's Complaint (ECF No. 2) be dismissed with prejudice. In addition, the Magistrate Judge recommends that Plaintiff's Motion for Default Judgment (ECF No. 19) be denied; Plaintiff's Motion to Impose Sanctions (ECF No. 38) be denied; Plaintiff's Motion to File for Sanctions (ECF No. 46) be denied as moot; and Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies (ECF No. 30) be denied as moot. Plaintiff filed objections to the PF&R.
The Court incorporates the factual and procedural history of this case as stated in the PF&R. ECF No. 53, at 2-9. Regarding the standard of review, this Court conducts a de novo review of those portions of the magistrate judge's proposed findings and recommendations to which a party objects. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) ("A judge of the court shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made. A judge of the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate."). The Court, however, is not required to review, under a de novo or any other standard, the factual or legal conclusions of the magistrate judge as to those portions of the findings or recommendations to which no objections are made. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985).
As noted previously, Plaintiff filed 82 pages of handwritten objections. Although untimely, the Court has considered these objections and ultimately finds that these objections are more aptly characterized as offenses Plaintiff took to the Magistrate Judge's PF&R, rather than valid legal arguments. In other words, instead of discussing sound legal contentions intended to refute the Magistrate Judge's findings, Plaintiff offers lengthy, tangential discussions about the PF&R and the various filings in this case. As memorably stated by the Seventh Circuit, "[j]udges are not like pigs, hunting for truffles buried in briefs." United States v. Dunkel, 927 F.2d 955, 956 (7th Cir. 1991). Similarly here, the Court is not tasked with sorting through Plaintiff's lengthy filings in order to condense his extensive prose into orderly and decipherable legal objections.
Furthermore, "[d]e novo review is not required or necessary when a party makes general or conclusory objections that do not direct the court to a specific error in the magistrate judge's proposed findings and recommendations." Howard's Yellow Cabs, Inc. v. United States, 987 F.Supp. 469, 474 (W.D.N.C. 1997). Here, Plaintiff outlines no specific legal objections to the Magistrate Judge's findings, but rather offers a diatribe against both the Magistrate Judge and Defense Counsel regarding what Plaintiff believes to be a series of mischaracterizations in the PF&R (and previous filings). Specifically, Defendant raises issues of attorney malfeasance, judicial bias, and judicial misconduct. The Court finds these allegations are without merit and also fail to direct this Court to any specific error by the Magistrate Judge that would be of consequence to Plaintiff's case.
Accordingly, the Court accepts and incorporates herein the findings and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and orders judgment consistent with the PF&R.
For the foregoing reasons, the Court
The Court