Stewart v. Washington, 2:25-cv-10116

Maurice Allen-Julius Stewart, a pretrial detainee, filed a pro se civil rights lawsuit against multiple Wayne County Jail officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging his conditions of confinement.
The case was initially filed with three other inmates, but was later severed, leaving Stewart as the sole plaintiff in this action.
The assigned Magistrate Judge ordered Stewart to update his contact information, indicate his intent to proceed, and file an amended complaint clarifying his claims and defendants by a stated deadline.
Stewart failed to comply with the court's order by the deadline and did not respond in any way.
On June 11, 2025, the Magistrate Judge recommended dismissal of the case with prejudice for failure to prosecute and for noncompliance with court orders; Stewart was given a 14-day period to object but did not do so.
On July 7, 2025, the District Court adopted the recommendation and dismissed the case with prejudice, closing the matter.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Failure to comply with court orders	No response or compliance from Stewart	Case should be dismissed	Dismissal with prejudice
Failure to prosecute the case	No further prosecution by Stewart	Case should be dismissed	Dismissal with prejudice
Effect of lack of objections to R&R	No objections filed by Stewart	No objections filed	R&R adopted without additional review
Forfeiture of appellate rights by non-objection	No position stated	No position stated	Right to appeal forfeited by inaction

Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985) (failure to object to a magistrate judge's report releases the court from conducting independent review)
Ivey v. Wilson, 832 F.2d 950 (6th Cir. 1987) (court can accept a recommended disposition without reviewing merits if no objections are filed)
Berkshire v. Dahl, 928 F.3d 520 (6th Cir. 2019) (failure to timely object to R&R results in forfeiture of appellate rights)