Bridges v. Dove

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 02-7913 MARION BRIDGES, Petitioner - Appellant, versus DAN DOVE, Warden, FCI Edgefield, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Florence. Cameron M. Currie, District Judge. (CA-02-2219-4-44-BH) Submitted: April 17, 2003 Decided: April 22, 2003 Before WIDENER, WILLIAMS, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Marion Bridges, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Marion Bridges appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2000) complaint. The district court referred this case to a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1)(B) (2000). The magistrate judge recommended that relief be denied and advised Bridges that failure to file timely objections to this recommendation could waive appellate review of a district court order based upon the recommendation. Despite this warning, Bridges failed to object to the magistrate judge’s 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 that failure to object will waive appellate review. See Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 841, 845-46 (4th Cir. 1985); see also Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). Bridges 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2