Reported / Citable
Background
Arlington Austin Wood, a prisoner confined at the Jefferson County Correctional Facility, filed a pro se civil-rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
The district court referred the case to U.S. Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn. On September 3, 2026, the magistrate judge recommended dismissing the action without prejudice for want of prosecution. No party filed objections to the recommendation.
The Court’s Holding
After reviewing the report and recommendation together with the record, pleadings, and available evidence, the district court found the magistrate judge’s factual findings and legal conclusions correct.
The court adopted the report and recommendation. The order did not itself dismiss the action; it stated that a final judgment would be entered separately in accordance with the order.
Key Takeaways
- The court adopted the magistrate judge’s recommendation that the action be dismissed without prejudice for want of prosecution.
- No objections to the report and recommendation were filed.
- A separate final judgment was to be entered; the supplied order did not itself dismiss the case.
Why It Matters
The order approves the recommended disposition of Wood’s § 1983 action based on failure to prosecute. Its procedural wording is significant: adoption of the recommendation preceded, rather than itself constituted, the separate final judgment contemplated by the court.