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Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-6628

CHRISTOPHER WEST,

 Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

DIRECTOR WILLIAM R. BYARS, JR., in his individual and 

official capacity as corrections employees of the State of 

South Carolina, Kerhsaw State Prison; WARDEN CECILIA 

REYNOLDS, in her individual and official capacity as 

corrections employees of the State of South Carolina, 

Kershaw State Prison; ASSOCIATE WARDEN JERRY WASHINGTON, in 

his individual and official capacity as corrections 

employees of the State of South Carolina, Kershaw State 

Prison; MAJOR DARREN SEWARD, in his individual and official 

capacity as corrections employees of the State of South 

Carolina, Kershaw State Prison; CAPTAIN DANIEL DUBOSE, in 

his individual and official capacity as corrections 

employees of the State of South Carolina, Kerhsaw State 

Prison; LIEUTENANT CLAUDE POWELL, in his individual and 

official capacity as corrections employees of the State of 

South Carolina, Kershaw State Prison; SERGEANT KRISTOPHER 

SWEET, in his individual and official capacity as 

corrections employees of the State of South Carolina, 

Kershaw State Prison; CORPORAL JEREMY TARLTON, in his 

individual and official capacity as corrections employees 

of the State of South Carolina, Kershaw State Prison; 

OFFICER LAWRENCE TAYLOR, in his individual and official 

capacity as corrections employees of the State of South 

Carolina, Kershaw State Prison; NURSE LUANNE MUNGO, in her 

individual and official capacity as corrections employees 

of the State of South Carolina, Kershaw State Prison,

 Defendants - Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of 

South Carolina, at Orangeburg. David C. Norton, District Judge. 

(5:13-cv-00981-DCN)

Submitted: December 17, 2015 Decided: December 21, 2015

Before DIAZ and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior 

Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Christopher West, Appellant Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Christopher West 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 West that failure to file 

timely 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 Massey v. 

Ojaniit, 759 F.3d 343, 352 (4th Cir. 2014). West has waived 

appellate review by failing to timely 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 

this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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