Angela Doctor v. City of Rock Hill ( 2017 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-2051
ANGELA RUTH DOCTOR,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
CITY OF ROCK HILL; CHRIS WATTS; SARAH BLAIR; ROBERT N.
JENKINS,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Rock Hill. J. Michelle Childs, District
Judge. (0:15-cv-00265-JMC)
Submitted: March 30, 2017 Decided: April 3, 2017
Before TRAXLER and WYNN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
S. Jahue Moore, MOORE TAYLOR LAW FIRM, P.A., West Columbia,
South Carolina, for Appellant. David L. Morrison, MORRISON LAW
FIRM, LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Angela Ruth Doctor appeals the district court’s order
denying relief on her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) complaint. The
district court referred this case to a magistrate judge pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) (2012). The magistrate judge
recommended that relief be denied and advised Doctor that
failure to file timely objections to this recommendation could
waive appellate review of a district court order based upon the
recommendation.
The timely filing of specific objections to a magistrate
judge’s recommendation is necessary to preserve appellate review
of the substance of that recommendation when the parties have
been warned of the consequences of noncompliance. Wright v.
Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 845-46 (4th Cir. 1985); see also Thomas
v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). Doctor has waived appellate review
by failing to file objections after receiving proper notice.
Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
contentions are adequately presented in the materials before
this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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