Christopher Lumpkin v. Daugherty

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia adopts a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation in a § 1983 action brought by Virginia inmate Christopher Lumpkin against former corrections officer Daugherty. The court grants default judgment, awards $3,000 in compensatory and punitive damages, and dismisses the action.

Holdings

1. Because Lumpkin filed no specific written objections, the court accepted and adopted the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation without conducting de novo review.
2. The court granted Lumpkin's motion for default judgment and awarded him $3,000 against Daugherty, consisting of $2,000 in compensatory damages and $1,000 in punitive damages.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should adopt the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation when no objections were filed.
2. Whether Plaintiff was entitled to default judgment and an award of damages on his § 1983 Eighth Amendment claim.

Disposition

dismissed