Solomon Jackson v. C.J. Olson

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina adopts a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation and dismisses Solomon Jackson’s matter without prejudice and without issuance and service of process. The court found no clear error after Plaintiff failed to file objections to the Report.

Holdings

1. When no timely objection is filed, the district court need only review the Report and Recommendation for clear error on the face of the record rather than conduct de novo review.
2. The court adopted the Report and Recommendation and dismissed the matter without prejudice and without issuance and service of process.

Questions Presented

1. What standard of review applies when no party objects to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation?
2. Whether the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss the matter without prejudice and without issuance and service of process should be adopted.

Disposition

dismissed