Filed: Dec. 07, 2016
Latest Update: Dec. 07, 2016
Summary: REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION BRISTOW MARCHANT , Magistrate Judge . The pro se Plaintiff brought this action seeking relief pursuant to Title 42, United States Code, Section 1983. On October 19, 2016, the Defendant McDonald filed a motion for summary judgment, seeking dismissal of this case. As the Plaintiff is proceeding pro se, a Roseboro Order was entered by the Court on October 20, 2016, advising Plaintiff of the importance of a dispositive motion and of the need for him to file an ad
Summary: REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION BRISTOW MARCHANT , Magistrate Judge . The pro se Plaintiff brought this action seeking relief pursuant to Title 42, United States Code, Section 1983. On October 19, 2016, the Defendant McDonald filed a motion for summary judgment, seeking dismissal of this case. As the Plaintiff is proceeding pro se, a Roseboro Order was entered by the Court on October 20, 2016, advising Plaintiff of the importance of a dispositive motion and of the need for him to file an ade..
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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
BRISTOW MARCHANT, Magistrate Judge.
The pro se Plaintiff brought this action seeking relief pursuant to Title 42, United States Code, Section 1983. On October 19, 2016, the Defendant McDonald filed a motion for summary judgment, seeking dismissal of this case. As the Plaintiff is proceeding pro se, a Roseboro Order was entered by the Court on October 20, 2016, advising Plaintiff of the importance of a dispositive motion and of the need for him to file an adequate response. Plaintiff was specifically advised that if he failed to file a properly supported response, the Defendant's motion may be granted, thereby ending his case. Also on October 20, 2016, the Defendants Urch, White and Wright filed their own motion for summary judgment, following which a second Roseboro Order was entered by the Court on October 25, 2016.
However, notwithstanding the specific warning and instructions as set forth in the Court's Roseboro orders, the Plaintiff has failed to respond to either motion, or to contact the Court in any way. As such, Plaintiff meets all of the criteria for dismissal under Chandler Leasing Corp., Lopez, 669 F.2d 929 (4th Cir. 1982).1 Accordingly, it is recommended that this action be dismissed for lack of prosecution. See Davis v. Williams, 588 F.2d 69, 70 (4th Cir. 1978); Rule 41(b), Fed.R.Civ.P.
The Clerk shall mail this Report and Recommendation to Plaintiff at his last known address. If the Plaintiff notifies the Court within the time set forth for filing objections to this Report and Recommendation that he wishes to continue with this case and provides a response to the motions for summary judgment, the Clerk is directed to vacate this Report and Recommendation and return this file to the undersigned for further handling. If, however, no objections are filed, the Clerk shall forward this Report and Recommendation to the District Judge for disposition. Ballard v. Carlson, 882 F.2d 93, 95 (4th Cir. 1989), cert. denied sub nom, Ballard v. Volunteers of America, 493 U.S. 1084 (1990) [Magistrate Judge's prior explicit warning that a recommendation of dismissal would result from plaintiff failing to obey his order was proper grounds for the district court to dismiss suit when plaintiff did not comply despite warning].2
The parties are referred to the Notice Page attached hereto.
Notice of Right to File Objections to Report and Recommendation
The parties are advised that they may file specific written objections to this Report and Recommendation with the District Judge. Objections must specifically identify the portions of the Report and Recommendation to which objections are made and the basis for such objections. "[I]n 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 (4th Cir. 2005) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 advisory committee's note).
Specific written objections must be filed within fourteen (14) days of the date of service of this Report and Recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); see Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a), (d). Filing by mail pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5 may be accomplished by mailing objections to:
Robin L. Blume, Clerk
United States District Court
Post Office Box 835
Charleston, South Carolina 29402
Failure to timely file specific written objections to this Report and Recommendation will result in waiver of the right to appeal from a judgment of the District Court based upon such Recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985); Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841 (4th Cir. 1985); United States v. Schronce, 727 F.2d 91 (4th Cir. 1984).