Leroy K. Smalls v. Dennis Patterson, Curtis Early, Clayton Holbrook, D. Williams, F. Mckie, & K. McKnight

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina adopted a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation and denied Leroy K. Smalls’s motion for a preliminary injunction concerning his housing and conditions in a restrictive housing unit. The court found no clear error in the Report and noted that Plaintiff had not filed timely objections.

Holdings

1. When no specific objections are filed, the district court need only determine whether the Report and Recommendation contains clear error on the face of the record before adopting it.
2. Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction was denied because he failed to make the required clear showing of a likelihood of success on the merits or a likelihood of irreparable harm absent injunctive relief.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation when Plaintiff filed no objections.
2. Whether Plaintiff was entitled to a preliminary injunction concerning his confinement in restrictive housing.

Disposition

other