Cecil Francis v. Doctor Mullens

Summary

The District Court of the Virgin Islands conducted a de novo review and approved a magistrate judge’s recommendation to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The court ordered the clerk to effectuate the transfer, provide the order to the plaintiff by certified mail, and close the case.

Holdings

1. A district court is not required to make separate findings or conclusions when conducting de novo review of a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation.
2. The magistrate judge's recommendation to transfer the action to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia was approved and adopted.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should approve and adopt the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation recommending transfer of the action to the Western District of Virginia.
2. Whether a district court reviewing a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation de novo must make separate findings or conclusions.

Disposition

remanded