Southern District of Texas ENTERED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT August 17, 2024 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION JOSEPH ANDREW BEACH, § Petitioner, VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:21-CV-14 BOBBY LUMPKIN, Respondent. ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM & RECOMMENDATION Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Julie Hampton’s Memorandum and Recommendation (M&R). (D.E. 7). The parties were provided proper notice of, and the opportunity to object to, the Magistrate Judge’s M&R. See

(b)(1); FED. R. Civ. P. 72(b); General Order No. 2002-13. No objection has been filed. When no timely objection has been filed, the district court need only determine whether the Magistrate Judge’s M&R is clearly erroneous or contrary to law. United States v. Wilson,

(Sth Cir. 1989) (per curiam); Powell v. Litton Loan Servicing, LP, No. CIV. A. H-14-2700,

, at *1 (S.D. Tex. June 18, 2015). Having carefully reviewed the proposed findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge, the filings of the parties, the record, and the applicable law, and finding that the M&R is not clearly erroneous or contrary to law, the Court ADOPTS the M&R in its entirety. (D.E. 7). Accordingly, this case is DISMISSED prior to service pursuant to the screening provisions of Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases because

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it is clear from the petition that Petitioner is not entitled to relief. See (D.E. 1). A Certificate of Appealability is DENIED. SO ORDERED. / vy / «A □ ORALES UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: Corpus Christi, Texas August If , 2021

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