Earnest Vaughn, Sr. a/k/a Earnest E. Vaughn a/k/a Earnest Edward Vaughn a/k/a Earnest Edward Vaughn, Sr. v. SCDC Health Services, Roxanne LaPointe, D. Phillips, S. Wachter, N. McFadden, Ofc. Bowman, Dr. Way

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina reviews a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation concerning Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. After conducting de novo review of the objections, record, and applicable law, the Court adopts the recommendation and denies the motion. The order also provides notice of Plaintiff’s right to appeal.

Holdings

1. The district court must conduct a de novo determination of any portion of the magistrate judge's report to which a specific objection is made, while clear-error review is sufficient in the absence of a specific objection.
2. Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction was denied because he failed to show that he was likely to succeed on the merits of his claims.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the magistrate judge's recommendation to deny Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction should be accepted after review of Plaintiff's objections.
2. Whether Plaintiff demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits sufficient to warrant preliminary injunctive relief.

Disposition

other