Ronald Denglo Bledsoe v. Mykel Fry, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma adopted the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation and dismissed Ronald Denglo Bledsoe’s civil rights complaint without prejudice. The dismissal was based on Bledsoe’s failure to timely pay the filing fee or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis, and his failure to object to the recommendation waived appellate review of the addressed issues.

Holdings

1. A party who fails to timely object to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation waives appellate review of the factual and legal issues addressed in the recommendation.
2. The complaint was properly dismissed without prejudice because Plaintiff failed to timely pay the required $405 filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Plaintiff's failure to timely object to the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation waived appellate review of the factual and legal issues addressed in it.
2. Whether the court should adopt the Report and Recommendation and dismiss the civil rights complaint without prejudice for failure to pay the filing fee or seek in forma pauperis status.

Disposition

dismissed