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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA 
 
ROGER ALAN CONNELL, 
 
 Plaintiff, 
 
v. 
 
THE STATE OF NORTH 
CAROLINA, 
 
 Defendant. 
 
 
 
 
 1:25-CV-986-DAB-JGM 
 
 
 ORDER 
 This matter is before the Court for review of the Order and Recommendation 
filed on March 11, 2026. (D.E. 4.) The Magistrate Judge recommends d ismissing 
Plaintiff Roger Alan Connell’s complaint for failure to state a claim . (D.E. 2.) The 
deadline for objections passed on March 30, 2026. Connell filed an objection on 
March 30, 2026, that does not address or remedy the issues set forth in the Order and 
Recommendation. (D.E. 4.) In his 48-page filing, Connell raises a number of issues, 
ranging from Old English common law to Roman and Dutch law, but never 
addresses the assertion that he failed to state a claim. 
 Because there are no specific objections, the Court “must ‘only satisfy itself 
that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the 
recommendation.’” Diamond v. Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Co. , 416 F.3d 310, 315 
(4th Cir. 2005) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 72 advisory committee’s note). This 
Court has accordingly reviewed the Recommendation and concludes it contains no 
clear error. 
 Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation 
(D.E. 4) is ADOPTED, and this action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. 
 A Judgment dismissing this action will be entered contemporaneously with 
this Order. 
This the 5th day of June, 2026. 
 

 /s/ David A. Bragdon 
 United States District Judge 

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