Chad Jeremy Adams v. William Chris Rankin, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma adopted a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation concerning a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Because the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies and did not object to the recommendation, the court dismissed the petition without prejudice to refiling.

Holdings

1. Because petitioner filed no timely objection, he waived the right to appellate review of the factual and legal issues addressed in the Report and Recommendation.
2. The petition was dismissed without prejudice because petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the petition should be dismissed without prejudice because petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies.
2. Whether petitioner's failure to object to the Report and Recommendation waived appellate review of the factual and legal issues addressed in it.

Disposition

dismissed