Marcus Mandrell Williams v. Ms. Favor, Tyria Frazier, Kinard Gordon, and Pamela Smith

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina adopted a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation after the pro se plaintiff failed to file objections. The court dismissed without prejudice the plaintiff’s claims against Defendants Frazier, Gordon, and Smith without issuance and service of process, while providing notice of the right to appeal.

Holdings

1. When no timely objection is filed, the district court need not conduct de novo review and instead must satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record before accepting the recommendation.
2. The district court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation and dismissed Williams's complaint without prejudice and without issuance of process as to his claims against Defendants Frazier, Gordon, and Smith.

Questions Presented

1. What standard of review applies when a party fails to object to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation?
2. Whether the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss Williams's complaint without prejudice and without issuance and service of process as to Frazier, Gordon, and Smith should be adopted.

Disposition

dismissed