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Parties Involved:
Chrissy T. Adams
Appellee
Cody Alcorn
Appellee
Anderson-Independent Newspaper, Inc.
Appellee
Scott Arnold
Appellee
Steven R. Brandt
Appellee
Norman Cannon
Appellee
Tom Crabtree
Appellee
Daily Journal Newspaper, Inc.
Appellee
Gordon Dill
Appellee
John Doe
Appellee
Fox Carolina News, Inc.
Appellee
Carol Goldsmith
Appellee
Greenville Newspaper, Inc.
Appellee
Darcel Grimes
Appellee
Andrew Moore
Appellee
Jerry Moss
Appellee
News 13, Inc.
Appellee
News 4, Inc.
Appellee
News 7, Inc.
Appellee
Oconee County
Appellee
John Pittman
Appellee
Greg Reed
Appellee
Nigel Robertson
Appellee
Lindsey S. Simmons
Appellee
James Singleton
Appellee
Dennis M. Temple
Appellant
Tammy Watford
Appellee
Diana Watson
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-7253

DENNIS MAURICE TEMPLE, a/k/a Dennis Temple, 

Plaintiff - Appellant, 

v. 

SHERIFF JAMES SINGLETON, in his individual capacity; CAPTAIN 

GREG REED, in his individual capacity; SERGEANT SCOTT 

ARNOLD, in his individual capacity; SERGEANT JERRY MOSS, in 

his individual capacity; SOLICITOR CHRISSY T. ADAMS, in her 

individual capacity; ASSISTANT SOLICITOR LINDSEY S. SIMMONS, 

in her individual capacity; ANDERSON-INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER, 

INC.; REPORTER JOHN DOE, a/k/a Don Kausler; DAILY JOURNAL 

NEWSPAPER, INC.; REPORTER ANDREW MOORE, in his individual 

capacity; REPORTER NORMAN CANNON, in his individual 

capacity; GREENVILLE NEWSPAPER, INC.; PUBLISHER STEVEN R. 

BRANDT, in his individual capacity; EDITOR JOHN PITTMAN, in 

his individual capacity; FOX CAROLINA NEWS, INC.; REPORTER 

CODY ALCORN, in his individual capacity; REPORTER DIANA 

WATSON, in her individual capacity; NEWS 13, INC.; REPORTER 

DARCEL GRIMES, in his individual capacity; REPORTER TAMMY 

WATFORD, in her individual capacity; NEWS 7, INC.; REPORTER 

GORDON DILL, in his individual capacity; REPORTER TOM 

CRABTREE, in his individual capacity; NEWS 4, INC.; REPORTER 

CAROL GOLDSMITH, in her individual capacity; REPORTER NIGEL 

ROBERTSON, in his individual capacity; OCONEE COUNTY, 

Defendants - Appellees. 

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of 

South Carolina, at Anderson. Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., Senior 

District Judge. (8:14-cv-04832-JFA) 

Submitted: November 17, 2015 Decided: November 20, 2015

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Before SHEDD, DUNCAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. 

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. 

Dennis M. Temple, Appellant Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 

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PER CURIAM: 

Dennis Maurice Temple appeals from the district court’s 

judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2012) civil rights 

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 complaint be dismissed

and advised Temple that failure to file timely and specific

objections to this recommendation could waive appellate review 

of a district court judgment 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. 

United States v. Benton, 523 F.3d 424, 428 (4th Cir. 2008) 

(holding that a “general objection” to a magistrate judge’s 

finding is insufficient to preserve a claim for appellate 

review); Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 

310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005) (“We have long held that the Federal 

Magistrates Act cannot be interpreted to permit a party to 

ignore his right to file objections with the district court 

without imperiling his right to raise the objections in the 

circuit court of appeals.” (internal quotation marks, 

alterations, and ellipsis omitted)); Wright v. Collins, 766 F.2d 

841, 846 (4th Cir. 1985) (“[W]e hold that a pro se litigant must 

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receive fair notification of the consequences of failure to 

object to a magistrate’s report before such a procedural default

will result in waiver of the right of appeal.”). Temple has 

waived appellate review of the district court’s judgment by 

filing nonspecific objections to the magistrate judge’s 

recommendation after receiving proper notice. Accordingly, we 

affirm the district court’s judgment. 

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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