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MOSBY v. DELFORGE III ERIK HOOKS (2021)

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.2021-09-01No. No. 20-7831

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Opinion

Christopher Mosby appeals the district courts order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. The district court referred this case to a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). The magistrate judge recommended that Mosbys § 1983 action be dismissed as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. The magistrate judge advised Mosby that failure to file timely objections could waive appellate review of a district courts order based on the recommendation. On November 30, 2020, the district court determined that no objections had been filed and, after reviewing the matter, adopted the magistrate judges recommendation and dismissed Mosbys § 1983 action as frivolous. The record discloses, however, that Mosby timely filed objections to the magistrate judges recommendation.

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Accordingly we vacate the district courts order and remand for consideration of Mosbys timely objections. 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.

VACATED AND REMANDED

FOOTNOTES

FOOTNOTE

.   Mosby “certified” that he placed his objections in the mail on November 18, 2020, within the 14-day deadline for filing objections. See Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 276, 108 S.Ct. 2379, 101 L.Ed.2d 245 (1988) (deeming document filed when given to prison officials for mailing).

PER CURIAM:

Vacated and remanded by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.