Case Name: Donsurvi CHISOLM, a/k/a Don-Survi Chisolm, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jennifer FRANKLIN; Jessica Edmunds, Postal/Mailroom Coordinator for South Carolina Dept. of Corr.; Michael McColl, Director of SCDC, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-08-23
Citations: 668 F. App'x 59
Docket Number: No. 16-6498
Parties: Donsurvi CHISOLM, a/k/a Don-Survi Chisolm, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jennifer FRANKLIN; Jessica Edmunds, Postal/Mailroom Coordinator for South Carolina Dept. of Corr.; Michael McColl, Director of SCDC, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, KING, and ■ KEENAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 668
Pages: 59–60

Head Matter:
Donsurvi CHISOLM, a/k/a Don-Survi Chisolm, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jennifer FRANKLIN; Jessica Edmunds, Postal/Mailroom Coordinator for South Carolina Dept. of Corr.; Michael McColl, Director of SCDC, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 16-6498
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: August 18, 2016
Decided: August 23, 2016
DonSurvi Chisolm, Appellant Pro Se. Steven Michael Pruitt, MCDONALD, PATRICK, POSTON, HEMPHILL & ROPER, LLC, Greenwood, South Carolina, for Appellees.
Before WILKINSON, KING, and ■ KEENAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
DonSurvi Chisolm 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. § 686(b)(1)(B) (2012). The magistrate judge recommended that relief be denied and advised Chisolm that failure to file specific 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, 106 S.Ct. 466, 88 L.Ed.2d 435 (1985). Although Chisolm filed objections to the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, he did not object to the magistrate judge's recommendation, adopted by the district court, that the defendants were entitled to qualified immunity and Eleventh Amendment immunity. He has therefore waived appellate review of his equal protection claim for damages. See United States v. Schronce, 727 F.2d 91, 93-94 (4th Cir. 1984). We further conclude that Chi-solm's claim for injunctive relief is moot, as the prison mailroom no longer forwards mail written in a foreign language for inspection unless there is an independent reason to believe it presents a security risk.
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