Lenora Page v. Foremost Insurance Company Grand Rapids, Michigan

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi adopts a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation and dismisses Lenora Page’s action against Foremost Insurance Company without prejudice. The dismissal is based on Page’s failure to prosecute the case and comply with court orders, and no party filed timely objections.

Holdings

1. When no party timely objects to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, the district court reviews the recommendation under the clearly erroneous, abuse of discretion, and contrary to law standard rather than de novo review.
2. The court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation and dismissed the action without prejudice because Plaintiff failed to prosecute the case and comply with court orders.

Questions Presented

1. What standard of review applies when no party timely objects to a magistrate judge's report and recommendation?
2. Whether the magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss the action without prejudice for failure to prosecute and failure to comply with court orders should be adopted.

Disposition

dismissed