Littlejohn v. Qaddifi

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 10-1603
QUINTIN LITTLEJOHN,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
MUMMAR AL QADDIFI, leader of Libya, North Africa,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Spartanburg. R. Bryan Harwell, District
Judge. (7:10-cv-01122-RBH)
Submitted: July 27, 2010 Decided: August 5, 2010
Before TRAXLER, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON and KEENAN, Circuit
Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Quintin Littlejohn, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Quintin Littlejohn seeks to appeal the district
court’s order dismissing his civil complaint without prejudice.
The district court referred this case to a magistrate judge
pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 636(b)(1)(B) (West 2006 & Supp. 2010).
The magistrate judge recommended that relief be denied and
advised Littlejohn that failure to file specific 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).
Littlejohn has waived appellate review by failing to file
specific objections after receiving proper notice. Accordingly,
we dismiss the appeal.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and
legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED
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