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Nature of Suit Code: 560
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Civil Detainee - Conditions of Confinement
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-7591

PATRICK GUESS,

Plaintiff – Appellant,

and

TONY SPEARMAN; JESSE FREDERICK; WILLIE MONTGOMERY; WILLIAM 

JOHNSON,

Plaintiffs,

v.

JOHN MCGILL, Director of SCDMH; HOLLY SCATURO, Director of 

SVPTP; ROBERT STEVENSON, III, Warden of BRCI; WILLIAM BYARS, 

Director of SCDOC; SCDOC CHAPLIN SERVICES,

Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of 

South Carolina, at Beaufort. Terry L. Wooten, Chief District 

Judge. (9:13-cv-02260-TLW)

Submitted: January 15, 2015 Decided: January 21, 2015

Before WILKINSON and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior 

Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

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Patrick Guess, Appellant Pro Se. Andrew Lindemann, DAVIDSON & 

LINDEMANN, PA, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Patrick Guess appeals the district court’s order 

dismissing without prejudice his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) action. 

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 the action be dismissed and advised Guess

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 also Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). Guess

has forfeited appellate review by failing to 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 

 * We also grant Guess leave to proceed in forma pauperis and 

deny Appellee’s motion to dismiss and Guess’ motion for 

appointment of counsel.

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before this court and argument would not aid the decisional 

process.

AFFIRMED

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