Opinion ID: 60243
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: standard of review

Text: We review de novo an order dismissing a habeas petition as time-barred under AEDPA. See Giesberg v. Cockrell, 288 F.3d 268, 270 (5th Cir.2002). However, if a party did not object to a Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, that party may not attack the proposed factual findings or legal conclusions except upon the grounds of plain error. Douglass v. United Servs. Auto. Ass'n, 79 F.3d 1415, 1417 (5th Cir.1996) (en banc). Thus, we review the Report and Recommendation with respect to Starns's objections de novo because the district court considered Starns's objections even though they arrived at the court late due to Hurricane Rita. We review any attacks from the state regarding that Report and Recommendation only for plain error because the state did not object at all to the Report and Recommendation. See id.