Christopher Adam Jackson v. Curtis Dixon

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia adopted a magistrate judge’s proposed findings and recommendation concerning Christopher Adam Jackson’s petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The court denied the petition and dismissed the action without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b), after no objections were filed.

Holdings

1. The district court was not required to conduct de novo or other review of the magistrate judge's factual or legal conclusions because Jackson filed no timely objections.
2. The § 2241 petition was denied, and the action was dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court was required to conduct de novo review of the magistrate judge's PF&R when no objections were filed.
2. Whether the § 2241 petition should be denied and the action dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b).

Disposition

dismissed