UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-6457
ANTONIO DOUGLAS WINSLOW,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
RONALD J. ANGELONE, Director, Virginia Depart-
ment of Corrections,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Norfolk. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge.
(CA-98-905-2)
Submitted: June 17, 1999 Decided: June 23, 1999
Before MURNAGHAN and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Antonio Douglas Winslow, Appellant Pro Se. Richard Bain Smith, As-
sistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Antonio Winslow appeals the district court’s order denying his
28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West Supp. 1999) petition. Winslow’s case was
referred to a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B)
(1994). The magistrate judge recommended that relief be denied and
advised Winslow 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, Winslow
failed to file specific objections to the magistrate judge’s
findings.
The timely filing of 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 generally
Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). Winslow has waived appellate
review by failing to file specific objections after receiving
proper notice. Accordingly, we grant leave to proceed on appeal in
forma pauperis, but deny a certificate of appealability and 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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