Maxwell v. Hodge Unit

District Court, E.D. Texas

Maxwell v. Hodge Unit

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION

§ EARNEST L. MAXWELL, #02271448, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § Case No. 6:19-cv-439-JDK-JDL § HODGE UNIT, § § Defendant. § §

ORDER ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Plaintiff Earnest L. Maxwell, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights lawsuit pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

. The case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell for findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations for disposition. On March 24, 2022, Judge Mitchell issued a Report recommending that the Court dismiss Plaintiff’s claims without prejudice for failure to comply with a Court order. Docket No. 8. A copy of this Report was sent to Plaintiff. The docket reflects that the Report was returned as undeliverable, with notations of “RTS” and “dsch.” Docket No. 9. To date, no objections to the Report have been filed. This Court reviews the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge de novo only if a party objects within fourteen days of service of the Report and Recommendation.

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1). In conducting a de novo review, the Court examines the entire record and makes an independent assessment under the law. Douglass v. United Servs. Auto. Ass’n,

79 F.3d 1415, 1430

(5th Cir. 1996) (en bane), superseded on other grounds by statute,

28 U.S.C. § 636

(b)(1) (extending the time to file objections from ten to fourteen days). Here, Plaintiff did not object in the prescribed period. The Court therefore reviews the Magistrate Judge’s findings for clear error or abuse of discretion and reviews the legal conclusions to determine whether they are contrary to law. See United States v. Wilson,

864 F.2d 1219, 1221

(5th Cir. 1989), cert. denied,

492 U.S. 918

(1989) (holding that, if no objections to a Magistrate Judge’s Report are filed, the standard of review is “clearly erroneous, abuse of discretion and contrary to law’). Having reviewed the Magistrate Judge’s Report and the record in this case, the Court finds no clear error or abuse of discretion and no conclusions contrary to law. Accordingly, the Court hereby ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (Docket No. 8) as the findings of this Court. It is therefore ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED without prejudice for Plaintiffs failure to comply with an order of the Court. Further, the statute of limitations is hereby SUSPENDED for a period of sixty days from date of Final Judgment. So ORDERED and SIGNED this 19th day of May, 2022. qe D_ Korb JHREMYD. KERN DLE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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