Summary
This United States District Court order for the District of Nevada addresses a Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation regarding the plaintiff’s case. After noting that no written objections were filed within the deadline, the Court conducted its own review and concurred with the Magistrate Judge’s findings. Consequently, the Court accepted and adopted the Report and Recommendation in full and dismissed the action without leave to amend.
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Practice areas
Questions Presented
- Whether the district court must review a magistrate's report when no objections are filed.
- Whether the action should be dismissed without leave to amend.
Holdings
- When no written objections are filed, the district court is not required to conduct any review of the magistrate's report and may adopt it in full.
- The action is dismissed without leave to amend.
Key quotations
“A district court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).”
“When written objections have been filed, the district court is required to “make a 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).”
Factual background
The plaintiff filed suit; the magistrate prepared a report and recommendation. No parties filed objections to the magistrate's findings.
Procedural history
Magistrate Judge Maximiliano D. Couviller issued a Report and Recommendation. Parties had until May 3, 2024 to file written objections; none were filed. The district court reviewed the record and adopted the magistrate's recommendation, dismissing the case.