Phillip Maurice Hicks v. Berkeley County, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION Phillip Maurice Hicks, Case No. 8:25-cv-13989-RMG Plaintiff, v. ORDER Berkeley County, et al. Defendants. This matter is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) of the Magistrate Judge, recommending that this action be summarily dismissed without issuance and service of process and without leave to amend. (Dkt. No. 16). Plaintiff filed objections to the R&R. (Dkt. No. 18). The matter has been fully briefed and is ripe for disposition. I. Background Plaintiff, acting pro se, sued a wide range…