Case Name: Nathaniel COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-10-19
Citations: 349 F. App'x 850
Docket Number: No. 09-1798
Parties: Nathaniel COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before SHEDD, DUNCAN, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 349
Pages: 850–851

Head Matter:
Nathaniel COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 09-1798.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Oct. 15, 2009.
Decided: Oct. 19, 2009.
Nathaniel Cooper, Appellant Pro Se. Sidney P. Alexander, Assistant United States Attorney, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before SHEDD, DUNCAN, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Nathaniel Cooper appeals the district court's order denying relief on his complaint. The district court referred this case to a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) (2006). The magistrate judge recommended that relief be denied and advised Cooper 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, Cooper failed to make specific objections to the magistrate judge's 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, 106 S.Ct. 466, 88 L.Ed.2d 435 (1985). "[A] party . waives a right to appellate review of particular issues by failing to file timely objections specifically directed to those issues." United States v. Midgette, 478 F.3d 616, 621 (4th Cir.2007). Cooper has waived appellate review by failing to timely file specific 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 the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.