Scarlett Lopez v. Dakota Ramseur

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina adopted the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation after Plaintiff Scarlett Lopez failed to file objections. The court dismissed the action without prejudice, without leave to amend, and without issuance or service of process.

Holdings

1. When no timely specific objections are filed to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation, the district court need not conduct de novo review and need only determine whether there is clear error on the face of the record.
2. Failure to file specific written objections to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation waives the party's right to appeal the district court's judgment based on that recommendation.
3. The district court adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation and dismissed the action without prejudice, without leave to amend, and without issuance and service of process.

Questions Presented

1. What standard of review applies when a party fails to file timely specific objections to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation?
2. Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's recommendation and dismiss the action without prejudice, without leave to amend, and without issuance and service of process.

Disposition

dismissed