UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-2280
EDWARD R. ROUSE,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; WEST VIRGINIA
SUPREME COURT; WEST VIRGINIA CIVIL COURT;
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION; PAUL WHITE
CHEVROLET CORPORATION,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern
District of West Virginia, at Charleston. Elizabeth V. Hallanan,
Senior District Judge. (CA-02-365)
Submitted: March 11, 2004 Decided: March 17, 2004
Before WIDENER, WILKINSON, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Edward R. Rouse, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Edward R. Rouse appeals the district court’s order
dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (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 Rouse that failure to timely file
specific objections to this recommendation could waive appellate
review of a district court order based upon the recommendation.
Despite this warning, Rouse failed to file specific objections 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). Rouse has waived appellate
review by failing to file specific 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
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