UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-6383
CALVIN LYNDALE GADDY, a/k/a Calvin L. Gaddy,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OFFICE OF GENERAL
COUNSEL; WARDEN JOSEPH MCFADDEN; ASSOCIATE WARDEN
BLACKWELL, All of Under Color of State Laws,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Anderson. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., Senior
District Judge. (8:15-cv-02772-JFA)
Submitted: July 28, 2016 Decided: August 2, 2016
Before MOTZ and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Calvin Lyndale Gaddy, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Calvin Lyndale Gaddy appeals the district court’s order
denying relief on his 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 Gaddy that failure
to file timely, specific 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). Gaddy 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
this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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